. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. EAGLES AND HAWKS. 35 miglit suffice for a greater number of species; but the groups would be extensive were all the species that occur in other countries to be added to ours. I here present a short table of the genera and species, in which I employ empirical characters, such as may enable a person to discover the name of a particular bird that he may chance to obtain. After this, he may peruse its description as subsequently given. Genus I. HALIAETUS. SEA-EAGLE. Bill nearly as long as
. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. EAGLES AND HAWKS. 35 miglit suffice for a greater number of species; but the groups would be extensive were all the species that occur in other countries to be added to ours. I here present a short table of the genera and species, in which I employ empirical characters, such as may enable a person to discover the name of a particular bird that he may chance to obtain. After this, he may peruse its description as subsequently given. Genus I. HALIAETUS. SEA-EAGLE. Bill nearly as long as the head, very deep, and nar- row, its upper outline nearly straight as far as the cur- vature of the tip, the edge of the upper mandible with a slight festoon; nostrils oblong, oblique; tarsi short, round- ed, bare for two thirds, with about seven large scutella or broad scales; claws large, flattish, and narrow be- neath. Page BILL OF HALIAETUS ALBICILLA. 1. H. Albicilla. White-tailed Sea-Eagle.—Of the adult of both sexes the plumage of the head and neck brownish- grey^ the tail white. Of the young, the plumage pale brown, with elongated spots of dark brown, the tail brown- ish-black, irregularly variegated with white. Page Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Macgillivray, William, 1796-1852. Edinburgh, Maclachlan & Stewart; [etc. , etc. ]
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