EAGLES 297 



toes, fig. 232. Young with basal two-thirds 

 of tail white. N. A. south to Mex. Breeds 

 chiefly on unsettled mountaneous districts; 

 nest, usually on cliffs; eggs, 2, white spotted 

 w^ith brown. 



Fig. 232 



Golden Eagle. 1-12. 



309. BALD EAGLE. 



Size of last, differs in having head, 

 neck and tail white; tarsus, naked; bill and 

 feet, yellow, fig. 233. Young, dark-brown 

 throughout. U. S. breeding in unsettled 

 districts; nests in trees or on cliffs; eggs, 2, 

 white, unspotted. Cries, harsh and loud, 

 alarm note, a cackling cry. Ordinary flght, 

 strong and direct with slow wing-beats. 



