. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GOLDEN EAGLE. , Aquila chrysaetos. Char. Dark brown, head and neck tawny brown; legs feathered to the toes; in the young, tail whitish, with broad terminal band o£ black. Nest. On a tree, sometimes on a high cliff; loosely built of dry sticks, lined with twigs, grass, moss, leaves, and feathers. Eggs. 2-3 (usually 2); dull white or pale buff, spotted and blotched more or less thickly with reddish brown and lavender; X This ancient monarch of the birds is found in all the
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GOLDEN EAGLE. , Aquila chrysaetos. Char. Dark brown, head and neck tawny brown; legs feathered to the toes; in the young, tail whitish, with broad terminal band o£ black. Nest. On a tree, sometimes on a high cliff; loosely built of dry sticks, lined with twigs, grass, moss, leaves, and feathers. Eggs. 2-3 (usually 2); dull white or pale buff, spotted and blotched more or less thickly with reddish brown and lavender; X This ancient monarch of the birds is found in all the cold and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, taking up his abode by choice in the great forests and plains, and in wild, desert, and mountainous regions. His eyry, commonly formed of an extensive set of layers of large sticks, is nearly horizontal, and occasionally extended between some rock and adjoining. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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