78 CMS.,ADULT IS OVERALL DARK TO MIDBROWN BELOW WITH MANY BIRDS SHOWING BOLD DARK BARRING ON THE TAIL AND SLIGHTLY PALER FLIGHT FEATHERS ALONG WITH A BROAD DARK TRAILING EDGE TO BOTH,FEATHERS WHICH ALSO SEPARATE THIS FROM GREATER SPOTTED AND LESSER SPOTTED EAGLES.UPPERPARTS DARK BROWN,OFTEN WITH PALER COVERTS;SOMETIMES A SMALL RUSTY-YELLOW PATCH ON NAPE;SMALL WHITISH PATCH ON RUMP AND DARK TERMINAL BAND ON TAIL.STEPPE EAGLES FEED MAINLY ON FRESH CARRIONS OF ALL KINDS,BUT IT WILL KILL RODENTS AND OTHER SMALL MAMMALS UPTO THE SIZE OF HARE AND BIRDS UPTO THE SIZE OF PATRIDGES.IT WILL ALSO STEAL FOOD FROM OTHER RAPTORS.LIKE OTHER SPECIES THE STEPPE EAGLE HAS A CROP IN ITS THROAT ALLOWING IT TO STORE FOOD FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE BEING MOVED TO STOMACH.