[Field guide] [1935-1940]
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42 Sea eagle, large white sea eagle. Something like Sparrow hawk. Haliastur sphenurus Vieillot Range.- New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea Region. Description.- A brownish, kite-like hawk which visits grasslands, as in Australia. Collecting.- Not yet found in the Loyalties and probably absent from there. The New Caledonian bird has been separated as johannae on account of smaller size compared with the Australian bird. This difference is, however, doubtful.