. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . Survey, U. Agriculture. Fig. 232. Dept. The squirrel hawk is preeminently a bird of the prairie, and,unlike the common rough-leg, shows little partiality to the vicinityof water, though in other respects it closely resembles the latterbird in habits. When this hawk is hunting its flight appears la-bored and heavy, but when circling high in the air its flight isgraceful, and resembles closely that of the golden eagle. In fact, inparts of the west it is know
. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . Survey, U. Agriculture. Fig. 232. Dept. The squirrel hawk is preeminently a bird of the prairie, and,unlike the common rough-leg, shows little partiality to the vicinityof water, though in other respects it closely resembles the latterbird in habits. When this hawk is hunting its flight appears la-bored and heavy, but when circling high in the air its flight isgraceful, and resembles closely that of the golden eagle. In fact, inparts of the west it is known by the name eagle. (Fisher.) GENUS AQUILA. 349. Aquila chrysaetos {Linn.). Golden-Eagle. A bird of great size, robust form, and powerful physique. Tarsus closely. 164 FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. feathered all around to the toes, outer and middle toes webbed at base;bill large, long; wings long, pointed; tail mod-erate, rounded, or graduated ; feathers of occiputand nape lanceolate. Sexes alike. Adults : wholebird dark brown, lanceolate feathers of hindneck and those on legs lighter brown; wingquills black ; tail blackish, more or less cloudedor irregularly banded with grayish. Young: likeadult, but basal part of tail plain white, underparts white beneath the surface. Male: length80-35, extent about 6i to 7 feet, wing ,tail 14-15, bill Female: length 35-40,extent about 7 to 7i feet, wing 25-27, tail 15-16,bill Distribution. — Northern portion of northernhemisphere, chiefly in mountainous regions; south_ in North America to central Mexico. Breeds From Biological Survey, U. S. throughout its range. Dept. of Agriculture. ^gg^. _ ^ platform of sticks lined with straw, Fig. 233. Golden Eagle. ^^,^^^^ j^^^gg^ leaves
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