The CRESTED HONEY BUZZARD (_Pernis cristatus_) is found throughout the
whole of Hindostan, where it inhabits all woodland districts, from the
coast to an altitude of 8,000 feet above the sea. This species, which
is very closely allied to the bird above described, subsists, like its
European congener, upon young bees, wasps, ants, and caterpillars; only
occasionally devouring rats, reptiles, and (as we learn from the natives)
young birds and eggs. The eyrie is built upon trees; the eggs are of a
light colour, and thickly covered with spots.