The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . h more numerous than that of the Nobles, andwhich it is necessary to subdivide considerably. Their longest quill-feather is almost always the fourth,the first being very short, which has the same effect as if the tip of the wing had been obliquely cutoff; hence, cceteris paribus, result diminished powers of flight. Their beak, also, is not so well armed,as there is no lateral tooth near its point, but only a slight festoon about the middle of its length. The
The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . h more numerous than that of the Nobles, andwhich it is necessary to subdivide considerably. Their longest quill-feather is almost always the fourth,the first being very short, which has the same effect as if the tip of the wing had been obliquely cutoff; hence, cceteris paribus, result diminished powers of flight. Their beak, also, is not so well armed,as there is no lateral tooth near its point, but only a slight festoon about the middle of its length. The Eagles {Arjuila, Brisson),—Which form the first tribe, have a very strong beak, straight at its base, and curved only towards thepoint. Among them we find the largest species of the genus, and the most powerful of all theBirds of prey. The Eagles, properly so called {Aquila, Cuv.)— Have the tarsi feathered down to the base of the toes: they inhabit mountains, and pursue Buds andQuadrupeds; their wings are as long as the tail, their flight both elevated and rapid, and their couragesuperior to that of most other Birds. 168 [The Golden rag;Ie (F chnnuetos Lin ) the Grecian Eagle {A. Heliaca, Savigny; F. imperials, Teat.), theSpotted Eagle (f lueiius and maculaius Gm ), the Social Eagle (A. Bonelli, Bonap.), and the Little Eagle {F. pennattu!, Gm.), are the European species, which suc-cessively decrease in size in the order announced; thelast-named being smaller than a Common Buzzard.] New Holland produces Eagles of similar form to thoseof Europe, the tail , which is cuneiform. Suchis the Wedge-tailed Eagle (, Cuv.). [There are many others.] We should remark that thetransition from the Eagles to the Buzzards is effected byinsensible gradations, [th? typical Buzzards being merelysmall-sized Eagles, with weaker aimature]. The Ernes {Haliaeius, Cuv.)Have wings resembling tliose of the preceding,but the tarsi clothed only on its upper half witlifcatliers, th
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