A BIRDLQVER'S YEAR 



whilst in the winter it is to be found in Lower 

 Egypt, Algeria, and Palestine. 



There are some eight species of sea-eagles 

 distributed over the world, one species only 

 being met with in the British Isles ; this is 

 the White-tailed or Sea-Eagle (Halicetus 

 albicilla), but as a breeding bird it is now 

 well-nigh extinct. 



This species ranges from Iceland to Japan, 

 across Europe and Northern Asia, occurring 

 also in South Greenland. These eagles are 

 very shy birds, though they do not easily 

 forsake their old quarters. The nest is often 

 placed in most inaccessible spots, and the 

 male and female are said to sit alternately. 

 Two eggs are usually laid, and should these 

 be taken early in the season, the birds 

 frequently lay again. The food of the sea- 

 eagle consists chiefly of fish and water-fowl, 

 though it is also a great lover of carrion, and 

 the yelping cry of the bird is very powerful 

 and shrill. 



The Golden Eagle (Aquila chryscelus] is, 

 perhaps, the finest of all the true eagles, 

 and to watch the flight of this splendid bird 

 is a joy to all birdlovers. In the Old World 

 golden eagles range over the whole of Europe 

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