. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. FALCON 1DJE — TITE FALCOXS. 321 and rounded undernoalh nlinnst as much as in Pamhon; but tlie otlior spe- cies an; less so, eacli iliU'eiino- in this lespect, so that I consider this as only mdicatiiiy the greatest perlection in tlie specialization of the piscatorial typo of modified structure. In the possession of iburteen tail-feathers, its very large hill, naked lores, and general aspect, the //. 2>c/a</irHs shows an ap- proach to the Old ^\•orkl Vultures. About nine species arc kn
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. FALCON 1DJE — TITE FALCOXS. 321 and rounded undernoalh nlinnst as much as in Pamhon; but tlie otlior spe- cies an; less so, eacli iliU'eiino- in this lespect, so that I consider this as only mdicatiiiy the greatest perlection in tlie specialization of the piscatorial typo of modified structure. In the possession of iburteen tail-feathers, its very large hill, naked lores, and general aspect, the //. 2>c/a</irHs shows an ap- proach to the Old ^\•orkl Vultures. About nine species arc known, of which only two belong to Xorth Amer- ica, one ol' them (II. Iciicocqihulus) being peculiar to that contiueut. Tropical. 625U9: 9128. HaUaltus Uacacephalus. 281C0. //. pitagiciis. America is without a single representation of the genus. The majority of tbe species be ong to the Indian region, only the ff. albinlla and IlU^.iacs b longing to the Pahearctic Eealm, the former representing the western, and .c atter peculiar to the eastern, district of that zoiigoographical division ; it S 'r *7'"7:;''"^'^ ^^'-'-^.^gl^^ into the Xearctic fauna. The habits of Uie Sea Eagles differ considerably from those of the true Eagles (Acjuifn) in very nnpor ant respects; they frequent the shores of the sea, lakes, or lai4 rivers instead of mountainous portions, and feed chiefly-some of the species entire y-on hsh. Those of the subgenus lUioaetus are almost precisely Hive J'andioH in their habits. "^ 41 vor,. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929. Boston : Little, Brown
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