ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
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STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
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FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
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PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
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SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
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Watching THE FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
THE KITES, BUZZARDS, EAGLES, HAWKS, AND ALLIES
Philippine Monkey-eating Forest Eagle
Perhaps best placed here is the powerful Philippine Monkey-eating Forest Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), which was first brought to scientific attention about ten years ago.
Of large size, exceeding a length of three feet, it has relatively short wings, a very long tail, and naked tarsi and feet, the latter resembling those of the Harpy Eagle, although considerably weaker. The skull is enormous, being very much larger than that of the Harpy, while the bill is extremely narrow and of very great depth,—in fact, the depth of the bill is greater than that of any known bird of prey except perhaps Pallas's Sea Eagle, and the relative narrowness is unique among birds of this order, being only approached by certain Parrots.
Mr. Ogilvie-Grant considers it to be most closely related to the Harpy, but Dr. Sharpe places it next the Serpent Eagles (Spilornis). It is a very rare bird, only five examples, so far as known, having thus far fallen into scientific hands.
It inhabits the dense and all but impenetrable forests of several of the Philippine Islands, and feeds chiefly upon the green monkey (Macacus), although not infrequently it visits the villages and carries off domestic poultry. It is said to have a strange, wailing cry, but beyond this almost nothing is known of its habits.
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