white-tailf:d sea-eagle. §5 



i\ie shadow of eagles' wings, I nev er observed the least 

 difference in the actions of the birds around me, unless 

 one of them might fly off to harass the great lubber 

 above ; for the lark soared as usual, the mavis sung, 

 the pipit fluttered, the plover whistled, and the rock- 

 dove cooed, as if nothing were the matter, while slant- 

 ing from the neighbouring cliff would perhaps sweep 

 down the raven, croaking in fierce anger, to drive away 

 the hated tyrant. 



The names given to this species in different parts of 

 the country are the Erne or Earne, the White-tailed 

 Eagle, and the Sea-Eagle. By ornithologists, the old 

 bird has also been called the Cinereous Eagle. In the 

 Hebrides and Highlands, the old bird is named an 

 lolair ghlas, the Grey Eagle, and the young an lolair 

 riamhach, the Striped Eagle. 



The species of which I have attempted to sketch the 

 history in the preceding pages, is that mentioned or de- 

 scribed by Linnaeus, Latham, Montagu, M. Temminck, 

 Mr Selby, and Dr Fleming, under the names, and in 

 the works, indicated below. 



Vultur Albicilla. Linn. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 123. Adult. 

 Falco Ossifragus. Linn. Syst. Nat. \o\. i. p. 124. Young. 

 Falco Albicilla. Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. i. p. 9. Adult. 

 Falco ossifragus. Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. i. p. 12. Young. 

 Cinereous Eagle. Mont. Ornith. Diet. Adult. 

 Sea- Eagle. Mont. Ornith. Diet. Young. 



Aigle Pygargue. Falco Albicilla. Temm. Man. d'Ornith. p. 4.9. 

 Cinereous Sea-Eagle, Haliseetus Albicilla. Selby, Illustr. vol. i. 



p. 18. 

 Aquila Albicilla, The Erne. Flem. Brit. Anim. p. 53. 



