. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Zoo Notes 309. gains much of its livelihood by robbing kites and falcons of their prey. The White-headed Eagle is certainly one of the most striking in appearance of the whole aquiline group plumage is well set off by its pure white head and tail, and in size it about equals the golden eagle. The young are dark all over, and as they are a little longer in feather than their parents, and thus look larger, they were at first described as a separate species. A pair of white-headed eagles once actually bred in the London Zoologi
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Zoo Notes 309. gains much of its livelihood by robbing kites and falcons of their prey. The White-headed Eagle is certainly one of the most striking in appearance of the whole aquiline group plumage is well set off by its pure white head and tail, and in size it about equals the golden eagle. The young are dark all over, and as they are a little longer in feather than their parents, and thus look larger, they were at first described as a separate species. A pair of white-headed eagles once actually bred in the London Zoological Gardens, but the eggs were not hatched. This fine bird, sometimes called the Erne (Haliaetus albicilla), is the ^el=ES!d only sea-ea8'le t0 be found over a large part of the north- ern shores of the Old World, while it also inhabits Greenland. The erne is certainly not equal to the white-headed eagle in beaut}', though equalling it in size; the adult being of drab colour throughout, with the exception of the white tail. The young have the tail mottled with brown. Although this bird' nowadays does not breed in our islands, the young frequently visit us, and are of course shot, and generally reported as "Golden Eagles"! The true golden eagle (Aquila chnjsaetus) may, however, always be distinguished by its feathered shanks; these in all the sea eagles being bare. Mr. Dando's camera has very happily caught some Chameleons, of the characteristic attitudes of these absurd - looking reptiles. Particu- larly noticeable is the way in which the left- hand specimen has taken a turn of his tail round the bough, as if his slow movements and strong grasping feet were not enough to secure safety from falls. This species of chamseleon (Chamceleon vulgaris) is fre- quently imported, but is not very easy to keep. It will, indeed, live for some time even without feeding; but, according to Dr. Gadow in his excellent book on reptiles, the real difficulty is to keep it through the wint
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