J 04 AQUILA CHRYSAETUS. 



hostility of shepherds and others, are still, if not ahun- 

 dant, at least not rare. 



Remarks and additional observations Since 



the preceding description was written, I have examined 

 three fine specimens of the Golden Eagle, of which two, 

 a male and a female, from Argyllshire, I have seen 

 with Mr John Edmonston, Prince's Street, Edinburgh ; 

 the third a perfect old male, in the possession of Mr 

 Stevenson, writing-master, in the same city. The lat- 

 ter bird was found dead in the sea near North Berwick 

 some years ago. 



Male, from Argyllshire. The general colour is deep 

 brown. The feathers of the hind-head and neck are 

 light yellowish-brown, those of the inner and fore-side 

 of the legs and of the tarsi of a deeper tint, inclining 

 to chestnut ; the lower tail-feathers also yellowish- 

 brown. The edges of the wings are pale brownish- 

 grey ; most of the wing-coverts are margined and tip- 

 ped with pale brownish-grey, and the inner secondary 

 quills are of the same colour tinged with purple. The 

 alula and primary quills are brownish-black, as are 

 their shafts ; their inner webs irregularly barred with 

 greyish- white, as are both webs of the outer secondary 

 quiUs, the outer however very obscurely. The tail is 

 for the most part greyish-brown, irregularly and ob- 

 scm-ely barred with lighter, and towards the end brown- 

 ish-black. The scapulars and inner secondary quills 

 are glossed with purple and shining. 



Length 2 feet 8 inclios ; wing from flexure '2 feet ; 

 tail 1 foot 1 inch ; bill along the back 2^ inches, to the 



