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AVES— EAGLE. 



THE WEDGE -TAILED EAGLE. 1 



The shape of the tail of this bird is peculiar to the continent of New Hol- 

 land, to which country the wedge-tailed eagle appears exclusively to 

 belong. Its general color is of a deep dusky brown or dull black. It is 

 said to prey upon the emeus, and other large birds, and also on the young 

 kanguroos. There is a living individual now in the possession of the 

 Zoological Society, the only one that has been brought to Europe. 



THE BRAZILIAN CARACARA EAGLE, 9 



So named from its hoarse and peculiar cry, is of a blackish brown color, 

 with a light brownish gray neck, and the top of the head black. According 

 to D'Azara, the full grOwn bird is twenty-one and a half inches in length, 



1 Falcofuscosus, Cuv. 



2 Fako Braziliensis Gmel. 



