114 A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Rare vagrant. About thirty-five 

 England, chiefly south and east, but also Cornwall, Salop, Cheshire, 

 Lanes. Two Wales (Pembroke and Denbigh). Four Scotland 

 (Aberdeen (two), Fife, and Roxburgh). One Ireland (Wicklow). 

 Most spring and summer, a few autumn, and exceptionally winter. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in Russia and west Siberia as far 

 east as the Altai, and in Hungary and the plains of the Lower Danube ; 

 migrates in winter to Africa. Replaced by a paler form in east 

 Siberia (which winters in the eastern parts of India), and by others 

 in central Asia, and China. 



AQUILA CHRYSAETUS 



240. Aquila chrysaetus chrysaetus (li.) — THE GOLDEN 

 EAGLE. 



Falco Chrysaetos Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 88 (1758 — Europe. 

 Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Aquila chrysaetus (Linnajus), Yarrell, i, p. 11 ; Aquila chrysaetus (L), 

 Saunders, p. 327. 



Distribution. — England and Wales. — Very rare vagrant. Occa- 

 sionally Yorks. and northwards, but southwards authentic examples 

 procured only in Sussex, Norfolk, Lines., and Northants. Formerly 

 resident Wales, Derby, (about 200 years ago). Lake District, and 

 Cheviots (about 100 years ago). Scotland. — Resident in Highlands 

 and I. and 0. Hebrides, formerly Orkneys, but unknown Shetlands. 

 To Lowlands very scarce winter- visitor, but formerly bred in south- 

 west (about 60 years ago). Ireland. — Resident (probably only 

 in two counties), formerly much more common. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — ^Northern parts of Northern Hemisphere, 

 south to north Africa and the Himalayas, in North America to Texas 

 and North Carolina. Appears to be replaced by other races at least 

 in parts of central Asia. 



AQUILA MAGULATA CLf\^/C-,^ ^ 



241. Aquila ^ic^lata (Gm.)*— THE SPOTTED EAGLE. 



Falco maculatus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, p. 258 (1788— No locality, but 

 doubtless Eiu-ope). 



Aquila ncevia (J. F. Gmelin), Yarrell, i, p. 20 ; Aquila mac\ilata (J. F. 

 Gmelin), Saunders, p. 325. 



Distribution. — England and Ireland. — Very rare vagrant. Eight 

 or nine England. Cornwall, Dec, 1860; Nov., 186L Hants., 



* We have not been able to examine any of the specimens, but Saunders 

 states that it is chiefly, if not entirely, the larger species which has visited us. 

 It is important that all the specimens should be critically examined. 



