. Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. . C C %. Red-winged Blackbirds. DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 107 World; in the U. S. breeds chiefly in mountainous parts ofunsettled districts. Nests on cliffs; eggs, 2, white spottedwith brown. Resident. F. FISH EAGLES. Haliaetidae. Large birds with the tarsus naked and the tail at leastwhite in adults ; food, very largely fish ; flight, strong and di-rect, wing-beats rather slow; often circle high in air. Cries,harsh and loud. Nests often in trees, sometimes on cliffs;eggs, 2 to 3, white, unspotted. a. White-tailed Eag-les.
. Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. . C C %. Red-winged Blackbirds. DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 107 World; in the U. S. breeds chiefly in mountainous parts ofunsettled districts. Nests on cliffs; eggs, 2, white spottedwith brown. Resident. F. FISH EAGLES. Haliaetidae. Large birds with the tarsus naked and the tail at leastwhite in adults ; food, very largely fish ; flight, strong and di-rect, wing-beats rather slow; often circle high in air. Cries,harsh and loud. Nests often in trees, sometimes on cliffs;eggs, 2 to 3, white, unspotted. a. White-tailed Eag-les. Haliaetus. Characters as above. 1. BALD EAGLE, H. leucocephalus. Male, ;female, ; dark-brown; head, neck, and tail, white; iris,bill, and feet, yellow. Young, brown throughout. U. S.,breeding in the unsettled districts. Alarm note, a cacklingcry. Frequently robs the osprey of flsh, when it moves witha rapid flight with quick wing-beats. Resident, fig. 204. 1*. NORTHERN BALD EAGLE, H. l. alascanus. Dif-fers from 1 in being larger. N. A. north of t
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