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thologists at least. In the north of Scotland it is called 

 the Fishing Hawk, in the west the Fisliing Eagle. In 

 Gaelic, it is named an lolair-uisg (the Water Eagle) ; 

 and by the older writers, on account of the white mark 

 on its head, and hind-neck, it was usually designated as 

 the Bald Buzzard, or Balbuzzard, a name elegantly 

 Latinized by Balbusardus ! 



Falco Haliaetus. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 129. 



Falco Haliaetus. Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. i. p. 17. 



Osprey. Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



Aigle Balbuzard. Falco Haliaetus. T^mtn. Man. d'Ornith. 



p. 47. 

 Osprey. Pandion Haliaetus. Selby., Illustr. vol. i. p. 24. 

 Balbusardus Haliaetus. Flem. Brit. Anim. p. 51. 



