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to discover the nest, though it would then have been too late 
to take the eggs, as the Lammergeyer breeds very early, 
laying in January two eggs on high rocks. Generally seen 
alone. The cuneiform or wedge-shaped tail in relief against 
the sky will serve to identify it when on the wing. It has 
more of the habits of the Neophron than of the true Vultures. 
14. Aquila chrysaetos, Linn. Golden Eagle. 
Moorish. Ogab. 
"Is found on passage near Tangier, passing north in 
January and February, returning in July and August. Some 
remain to nest on rocks in March and April." — Favier. 
I never met with the Golden Eagle in Andalucia, though I 
have seen one said to have been shot many years ago near 
Gibraltar. They occur in the mountains near Granada, and 
probably in others of the high sierras. I found in April a 
nest of an Eagle, apparently of this species, on a very high 
cliff near Jebel Moosa, opposite Gibraltar ; but being unable 
to obtain the bird, we left the nest untouched. 
o> 15. Aquila adalberti, Brehm. White-shouldered Eagle. 
Spanish. Aguila real. 
The White-shouldered Eagle is stated by Eavier to be rare 
near Tangier. He calls it Aquila imperialis, and gives a local 
name ("Larnaj") describing an adult bird. I have examined 
specimens in immature plumage from there, and seen what I 
considered to be this Eagle on the wing. 
In wooded districts in the west of Andalucia it is universally 
distributed, being most abundant in the Cotos towards Seville 
and about Cordova, not unfrequently occurring near Gibraltar. 
A tree-nesting Eagle ; the old bird sits very close, but not more 
so than some other Raptores. Three eggs is the usual com- 
plement; and these are generally laid during the last fort- 
night in March, being usually white; they are sometimes 
much spotted with reddish brown, and vary much in shape and 
size. The nest is sometimes lined with horse-dung as well as 
green twigs. In the winter they mostly roost close to their 
nesting-places. 
