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GENUS HALLEE1US SAVIGNY. 



Bald Eagle. 



*129. Haliaeetus leucooephalus (Linn.). BALD EAGLE. 



Resident locally, but distributed over the State in fall, winter and spring. 

 Formerly they were resident over all the State. In the Whitewater Valley, where 

 they formerly bred, and in fact over mo*t of southern Indiana, none are now known 

 to nest. They have been reported breeding in the following counties: Lake (Me- 

 Bride), Laporte (Byrkit), Starke (Deane), Knox and Gibson (Ridgway). They 

 formerly bred in Franklin County. Most people think there are more kinds of 

 eagles in our State than these two. The young in their second year have greater 

 stretch of wing and tail and appear larger than do adults. These are commonly 

 called "Gray Eagles." Still younger individuals in the black plumage are called 

 '" Black Eagles," which name is also sometimes applied to the Golden Eagle. The 

 " Washington Eagle " is a large immature specimen of this species. This and the 

 Golden Eagle are the only eagles in the United States. 



SUBFAMILY FALCONING. FALCONS. 



GENUS FALCO LINN^US. 

 Subgenus B.HYNCHODON Nitzsch. 

 ! 130. Falco peregrinus anatum (Bonap.). DUCK HAWK. 



Resident locally perhaps, but generally migrant, and winter visitor. It is 

 rare, save in the Lower Wabash Valley, where Mr. Ridgway says it is not rare. 

 Has been reported breeding by Mr. Ridgway in Knox and Gibson counties, ft is 

 unknown in the southeastern part of the State. 



Subgenus ^ESALON Kaup. 

 131. Falco columbarius Linn. PIGEON HAWK. 



Resident northward, migrant southward ; rare. It is very rare in southeast- 

 ern Indiana. I have no authentic account of its breeding in the State, though it 

 probably does. 



