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Ceylon, Productions, Volume 1

Note 1 — CHAP. II.

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: Spizaëtus limnaëtus, Horsf.

2: Hæmatornis cheela, Daud.

3: Pontoaetus leucogaster, Gmel.

4: Haliastur indus, Bodd.

5: E.L. Layard. Europeans have given this bird the name of the "Brahminy Kite," probably from observing the superstitious feeling of the natives regarding it, who believe that when two armies are about to engage, its appearance prognosticates victory to the party over whom it hovers.

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