. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . r re-marks : The Squirrel Hawk is pre-eminently a bird of the prairie, and, unlike the common Rough-leg,shows little partiality to the vicinityof water, though in other respects itclosely resembles the latter bird inhabits. 349. Aquilachrysaetos(Zi«?i.). Golden Eagle. Ad.—Back of the headand nape pale, buffy ochraceous; basaltwo thirds of the tail white; tarsus white,entirely feathered; rest of the plumagefuscous - brown ; quills fuscous. Im.—Similar, but base of the tail with brokengrayish bars ; tarsus and under tail-coverts ochraceous-buff. 3 L
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . r re-marks : The Squirrel Hawk is pre-eminently a bird of the prairie, and, unlike the common Rough-leg,shows little partiality to the vicinityof water, though in other respects itclosely resembles the latter bird inhabits. 349. Aquilachrysaetos(Zi«?i.). Golden Eagle. Ad.—Back of the headand nape pale, buffy ochraceous; basaltwo thirds of the tail white; tarsus white,entirely feathered; rest of the plumagefuscous - brown ; quills fuscous. Im.—Similar, but base of the tail with brokengrayish bars ; tarsus and under tail-coverts ochraceous-buff. 3 L., 80-00-35-00; Ex., 78-00-84-00; W., 23-00-24-70; T.,14-00-15-00; Tar., 3-65-3-80. 9 L., 35-00-40-00; Ex., 84-00-90-00; W., 25-00-27-00;T., 15-00-16-00; Tar., 4-15-4-25 (Kidgw.). Range.—North America; of rare occurrence east of the Mississippi. Washington, rare W. V. Sing Sing, A. V. Aes^, on cliffs or rocky ledges. Eggs., two to three, dull white, obscurelyor distinctly blotched or speckled with shades of cinnamon-brown, 2-93 x Foot of Golden Eagle. FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 207 It seems to be nowhere a common species in the east, but it ismuch more numerous in the mountainous parts of the far west. It isconfined chiefly to the mountains and more northern latitudes, whereit breeds. It is able to endure intense cold, and sometimes remainsfar north in winter. In fact, its movements at that season are morein the form of wandering for food than regular migration to the south. The food consists mainly of mammals and birds, of which sper-mophiles, rabbits, fawns, lambs, turkeys, grouse, waterfowl, and otherlarge birds form the principal part, though offal and carrion are some-times taken. ... Of 6 stomachs examined, 1 contained feathers; 2,mammals; 2, carrion; and 1 was empty (Fisher). 351. HaliSBetus albicilla {Linn.). Gray Sea Eagle. Ad.—Tail white, rest of plumaye varying from grayish brown to fuscous. Ini.— Withplumage largely light cinnamon-brown or isabel
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