4 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
recognises three kinds viz., Eryr auraidd, 
the Golden Eagle; Lzyr du, the Black 
Hagle; and L£yryr gynffon wyn, the 
White-tailed Eagle. He adds that many 
Eagles were to be seen in Wales in his 
generation (1826). One was killed in 
1776 (he does not specify the species, but 
probably a Golden Eagle), which he saw 
himself in a place called Llansanwr, near 
Cowbridge, Glamorganshire. It was shot 
in the act of killing a lamb, but its wing 
being only broken, it nearly killed a dog 
before it was despatched. 
There is a place in North Wales, he 
says (which, however, he does not specify) 
called ‘“‘The Eagles’ Rocks,” where these 
birds used to breed, and were still to be 
seen in 1826. I have lately heard there 
is a farm house in Cardiganshire called 
“ Crug-yr-eryr.” 
The Eagle, however, was never very 
common in South Wales, as may be 
surmised from the above remarks; and 
this is borne out by the fact that, so far 
as I know, we have no rock or crag that 
bears its name in South Wales; although 
we have “The Beaver’s’ Cave” on’ the 
Towy, and ‘The Wolf’s Leap” on the: 
Irvon, indicating that in bygone days 
