ACCTPITRES. 



WHITE-TAILED EAGLE. 



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FALCON I D^E. 



Hali^etus albicilla (Linuseus*). 



THE WHITE-TAILED EAGLE. 



Halicvetus albicilla. 



Hali^etus, Savignyf. — Beak elongated, strong, straight at the base, curving 

 in a reguhtr arc in advance of the cere to the tip, and forming a deep hook. The 



* Valtur alhhdla (misprint), Llnn;eus Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 123 (1766). 

 t Systeme des Oiseaux de I'Egypte et de la Syrie, p. 8 (1810). 

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