HALIAETUS LKUCOCEPHALUS : BALD EAGLE. 



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BALD EAGLE. 



HALIAETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS (L.) Sav. 



Chars. Tarsus naked. Dark brown ; head and tail white after the 

 third year ; before this, these parts like the rest of the plumage. 

 About the size of the last species. Immature birds average 

 larger than the adults ; the famous " Bird of Washington " is a 



