Class II. BLACK EAGLE. 165 



to the faying of the Psalmist, thy youth is renewed 

 like the eagle's. One of this fpecies, which was 

 nine years in the polTeflion of Owen Holhi7idy 

 Efq; of Conway, lived thirty-two years with the 

 gentleman who made him a prefent of it^ but what 

 its ase was when the latter received it from Ireland 

 is unI<:nown. The fame bird alfo furnifhes a proof 

 of the truth of the other remark, having once, 

 through the negled: of fervants, endured hunger 

 for twenty-one days, without any fuftenance what- 

 foever. 



Golden eagle, with a white ring Faico fulvus. Lin. fyfi. J25. 43. Black, 



about its tail. Wil. orn. 59. Brijfon av. I. ^20. Hiji.d'oys. Eagle. 

 Rati fyn. air. 6. I. 86. 



White tailed eagle, Ed^m-. i. Ring-tail Eagle. Br. ZooL 



62. PL EnL 409. 



THIS bird is common to the northern parts Descrip. 

 of Europe and America \ that figured by 

 Mr. Edwards.^ differing only in fome v/hite fpots 

 on the bread:, from our fpecies. It is frequent in 

 Scotland^ where it is called the Black Eagle, from 

 the dark color of the plumage. It is very deftruc- 

 tive to deer, which it will feize between the horns, 

 and by inceflandy beating it about the eyes with 

 its wing?, foon make^ a prey of the haraffed animaL 

 The eagles in the ifle of i^/^;;/ have nearly extirpated 

 the flags that ufed to abound there. This fpecies 

 generally builds in clefts of rocks near the deer 



forefls Ji 



