BALD EAGLE 
352. Halicetus leucocephalus. 34 in. 
Legs not feathered to the toes. Adults with white 
head and tail. Young birds similar in color to those 
of the Golden Eagle, but blacker and with the legs 
always bare on the lower half. Young, with brown 
eyes, like those of the last; adults with yellow eyes 
and feet. This handsome bird of prey, our national 
emblem, is resident and locally distributed throughout 
the United States and Canada, always near streams 
or lakes, and most abundant on the seacoasts. Their 
food, like that of the Golden Eagle, is chiefly caught 
by themselves, and consists of any small mammals, 
geese, ducks, ete., and during the summer, or when 
their usual food is scarce, they feed upon fish, which 
they either catch for themselves or taken by force 
from Ospreys. 
Nest.—Of sticks large and bulky, and usually in tops 
of very tall trees; two eggs, pure white. (2.75x 2.10). 
Range.—Resident locally in whole of North America. 
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