. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . d. Dusky Duck. Blue winced Teal. spousa, base has,obscura,discors. Mtrguj menColymbasgh ialt Coos; liOOL!. dor. BIRDS OF of this order are distinguished by their 1 ked bills and powerful claws. They pursue and destroy other birds andsmall quadrupeds; and they are amongbirds what the carnivora are amonir quad-runeds. G Ge ^^ ilh I. s —Liaa. and —The head covered ry ai the base; the I.,nded, ami both sornetii lateral, rounded, oroi i BIRDS OF
. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . d. Dusky Duck. Blue winced Teal. spousa, base has,obscura,discors. Mtrguj menColymbasgh ialt Coos; liOOL!. dor. BIRDS OF of this order are distinguished by their 1 ked bills and powerful claws. They pursue and destroy other birds andsmall quadrupeds; and they are amongbirds what the carnivora are amonir quad-runeds. G Ge ^^ ilh I. s —Liaa. and —The head covered ry ai the base; the I.,nded, ami both sornetii lateral, rounded, oroi i BIRDS OF VERMONT. 1IIK EAGL THE COLD ?ml open; tarsus clothed ivith feathers or scaly ; iocs, three before ami one behind—ihu exteri-or tou cutmuouly united to llie adjacenl emu by amaiiiliHmu; nails sharp, strongly hooked, mova-ble una retractile ; mil feathers, twelve. This Genus embraces the Eagles, Falcons,Hunks, Kites and Buzzards, and is divided byluudt-rii Ornithologists into no less than ten gen-era ; hut we deem it unnecessary u> give the dis-tmtlivu characters ul these >;cncra in tliU THE BALD EAGLE. Fa!co Icucuccjilmlus.—Linnxus. Description.—Color of the body andwings deep lively brown or chocolate ;Iicad, upper part of the neck, tail and tailcoverts clear while ; bill, cere and feetyellow, with the soles of the feet roughmid warty; iris light yellow. Length ofthe female :1 feet, spread of the wings 7feet; male 2 01 *J inches shorter. Thewhite of the head and tail is not clear tillthe third year, being previously blendedwith grayish brown. JIisroBV.—The Bald Eagle is found inlire northern parts of both continents, butin much more common on the westernthan on the eastern continent. It isfound in all parts of the Dinted Stales,and is frequently seen in Vermont, but isnot known to breed within the Eagle is the adopted emblem of ourcountry, but we should hesitate to ac-knowledge him to he the true representa-tive of our national char
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