2$ Synopsis of the Birds 



ting in the habits of the true Eagles : connecting Aquila to 

 Pandion. 



7. Falco leucocephalus, L. Brown ; head and tail white ; 

 tail reaching beyond the wings ; bill, feet, and irides, pale 

 yellow. 



Young spotted irregularly with darker and paler brown ; 

 bill black ; irides light brown. 



Bald Eagle, Falco leucocephalus, Wils. Am. Orn. iv. p. 

 89.pl. 36. adult, and Sea Eagle, Falco ossifragus vii. p. 16. 

 pi. 55. Jig. 2. young. 



Inhabits the northern regions of both continents, chiefly near 

 the sea and other waters ; much more frequent in America. 



SUBGENUS III PANDION. 



Pandion, Savigny. Cuv. Vieill. 



Bill rounded above ; cere hispid ; nostrils lunulated, oblique, 

 membranaceous on the superior margin. Tarsi naked, reticu- 

 lated, scales rough ; toes divided to the base, the outer ver- 

 satile ; nails equal, rounded beneath, the middle one not pec- 

 tinated. Wings elongated ; first primary equal to the third ; 

 second longest. 



Cowardly : piscivorous : live near waters, from which, 

 when frozen, they retire to a warmer climate : may be trained 

 to fish for man. Seize their prey in their claws at the sur- 

 face of the water, or plunge for it : seldom hunt birds. In 

 consequence of their true Falcon-like wings, sail beautifully, 

 and with much ease in the air. 



8. Falco halijetus, L. Blackish, white beneath ; cere and 

 feet bluish. 



Fish Hawk, Falco haliaitus, Wils. Am. Orn. v. p. 13. pi. 



s.fg.i. 



Inhabits almost every part of the globe near waters ; much 

 more common in North America than in Europe. 



