. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . the clear blue-black; upper mandible obtuselytoothed.; tarsus roundish, two thirds feathered;feet strong, iocs !re on the underside. Lengthfrom the point of the bill lo the end of the tail 3feel 7 inches, folded w :.; in-hes; tail beyondthe folded wings Go inch, *; I, on. the lip of theupper mandible alouu she curve to the cere of the cere .<J. under mandible , depthol the upper bill , middle toe without the inches. This eagle
. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . the clear blue-black; upper mandible obtuselytoothed.; tarsus roundish, two thirds feathered;feet strong, iocs !re on the underside. Lengthfrom the point of the bill lo the end of the tail 3feel 7 inches, folded w :.; in-hes; tail beyondthe folded wings Go inch, *; I, on. the lip of theupper mandible alouu she curve to the cere of the cere .<J. under mandible , depthol the upper bill , middle toe without the inches. This eagle was killed several years ago nearBurlington. U W2s discovered sitting upon thebeach apparently asleep, and in that condition itwas approached and killed n ill) an oar. It wouldappear troni ihc partially feathered tarsus to be-long to the family of sea eagles, and 1 was at firstdisposed to consider ii the young of the Bald Ea-gle, hm by measuring I fo 1 it lo be larger than the adult of thai species. Though it differs some-what in color, ii resembles Audubons figure of theWashington Eaglu mora nearly thanany THE FISH haliastus.—Savig. Description.— General color of thoupper parts dusky brown, tail barred withpale brown. The upper part of lite headand neck white, the middle part of thecrown dark brown. A broad hand ofbrown from the hill down each side of theneck ; upper parts of the neck streakedwith brown ; under parts whitish; anteriortarsal feathers tinged with brown. Hillbrownish black, blue at the base and mar-gin ; cere light blue ; iris yellow ; feet palegreenish blue tinged with brown; clawsblack. Length 23 inches ; spread of thewings 54 ; lull, along the back,2; tarsus2J ; middle toe 3.—.:lu/lubon. History.—The Fish Hawk is quitecommon during the summer along the whole coast of the United States and isalso seen along the lakes and rivers inthe interior, it usually arrives in NewEngland about the first of April and de-parts to the south again i
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