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B.C. ; also in the winter at Lake Okanagan, B.C. (Brooks.) Saw 

 one near Midway, B.C., one at Elko, B.C. and a pair near Midway, 

 April 28th, 1905 that seemed to be building. (Spreadborough.) 

 Rare in British Columbia. A few specimens seen around the higher 

 mountains at Ducks and Kamloops. (Streator.) Seen two or three 

 times on the interior mountains. As rare in British Columbia as on 

 the Atlantic seaboard. (Rhoads.) Throughout a large portion 

 of Alaska, especially that part which is more or less heavily wooded 

 and interspersed with mountains, the golden eagle is found. The 

 Point Barrow party secured a single specimen taken by the natives 

 east of Colville river. It extends its range west along the Aleutian 

 chain, having been obtained by Dall on Unga island, who mentions 

 it as a common resident on the Aleutian chain as far west as Un- 

 alaska. (Nelson.) The golden eagle is not rare in the vicinity of St. 

 Michael. It is more frequently seen further north in the vicinity of 

 Norton bay, and in the hills back of Pastolik than on St. Michael 

 island. On the Aleutian islands it is quite a common bird. At 

 Unalaska they are fully as common as the bald eagle, and are re- 

 ported to breed in March on the high bluffs on Makushin point. 

 (Turner.) 



Breeding Notes. — From various points along the valley of 

 Anderson river lat. 68°-69° 30' to its outlet in Liverpool bay and from 

 the mouth of the Wilmot Horton in Franklin bay, an aggregate of 

 twelve nests of this eagle was obtained by us in the course of the 

 seasons from 1862 to 1865, inclusive. Ten of this number were built 

 against the face of steep and almost inaccessible banks of shale or 

 earth at a height of seventy to eighty feet, and from twenty to thirty 

 feet below the summit. One thus examined, in 1864 was found 

 to be of considerable size; it was composed of a large platform 

 of built-up twigs and sticks, having a bed of hay, moss, and feathers 

 in the centre, and, as this and other similarly constructed nests 

 appeared to be annually renovated prior to reoccupation, they 

 must ultimately assume vast proportions. Pillaged nests are, 

 however, frequently deserted for a period, but in one instance where 

 the female had been snared upon her nest and the eggs taken it was 

 found occupied the following season, probably by the widowed male 

 and another mate. In two instances only were the nests constructed 

 near the top of tall spruce trees; the sandy nature of the soil in 

 their vicinity was not favourable to building on cliffs. (Macfarlane.) 



