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THE SEA EAGLE. 



from the Golden Eagle by the tarsi of the former being bare, 

 whilst in the latter they are covered with feathers down to 

 the toes. 



It is probable that this bird was much more fre- 

 quently seen in Berwickshire in ancient times than now, 

 and may have given its name to Earnsheugh — a precipice on 

 the sea-coast about a mile to the west of St. Abb's Head 

 — Earnscleugh Eig Hill (1122 feet), and Earnscleugh Water, 

 in the Lammermoors, near Lauder. Mr. Hardy says 

 that the old name of Piperton Hill, near Oldcambus, was 

 Earnslaw, which is also the designation of a farm about 

 a mile south-west of Swinton. A small homestead near 

 Whitsome is called Eaglehall. 



There is no authentic record of the occurrence of the 

 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetus) in Berwickshire, 



