EAGLES. 



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The synonyms here given are those used in the classification of 

 the British Museum. The Royal Eagle (Fig. 260), called also' the 

 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), attains a greater size than any 

 other ; it is a native of the north and east of Europe. The Im- 

 perial Eagle (A. mogilnik, Fig. 261) is found in the east and south 

 of Europe, and also in North Africa. The Bold Eagle (A. andax]. 



Fig. 263. Bald or White-headed Eagle. 



Bonelli's Eagle (A. Bonellii] inhabits southern Europe, particularly 

 Greece. The Tawny Eagle (A. navioides) is to be met with in all the 

 mountainous and woody countries of Europe. The Booted Eagle 

 (A. pcnnata] lives in the east and south of Europe, and occasionally 

 makes its appearance in France. Reinhardt's Eagle (A. malayensis] 

 is found in the Malay peninsula and islands ; and the Martial Eagle 

 (Spizaetus bellicosus) is a species peculiar to South Africa, of which 

 Levaillant was the first to point out the peculiar characteristic?. 



