EAGLES—HAWKS 15 
VII. ORDER: ACCIPITRES. SUBORDER: FALCONES 
(1) Family: Buteonide. (a) Subfamily: Aquiline—Eagles 
151. Golden-eagle [Aquila chrysaétus chrysaétus ge aan 
Stationary in N. Scotland and in one or two places in Ireland. 
Occasional wanderer elsewhere. 
Bird. Length 32-36 in. Female the larger. Recognised 
by its large size and general dark brown coloration. The head 
and nape shade from brown to tawny, the rest of the upper- 
parts are glossed more or less purple. A greyish band across 
the tail. Beak hooked. legs feathered. Toes yellow. 
Young birds have the tail whitish with broad terminal band of 
dark brown. The rarer and slightly larger whitetacled-eagle is 
distinguished at all ages by the fact that its leg is not 
feathered. Only the adult has the tail white. 
Nest. Usually on trees or ledges of crags. A mass of sticks 
lined with softer material such as grass, heather, moss. 
Eggs. Usually 2. Whitish, variously blotched, spotted, and 
marbled with shades of reddish-brown, and underlying pale 
violet ; also unmarked white. Varieties with yellowish and 
urple-grey ground. Av. size, 3°02 x 2°33 in. Laying begins 
rch-April. One brood. 
(1) Family: Buteonide. (b) Subfamily : Buteonine—Buzzards 
152. Buzzard [Buteo buteo buteo (Linneus); Buteo vulgaris 
Leach]. More or less stationary in the wilder and hillier 
districts of Great Britain. Irregular visitor elsewhere. 
Bird. Length 21-23 in., the female being the larger. 
Beak hooked. Coloration variable, but recognised by the 
general brown hue. There is a varying amount of white on 
the breast, which may be either barred or striated with brown. 
Tail barred dusky. Beak hooked, legs yellow and scaled, 
the latter distinguishing this species from the rarer rough- 
legged-buzzard, which has the legs feathered to the toes, the 
base of the tail and tail-coverts white, and a creamy-white 
head and neck streaked brown. 
Nest. Cliffs, rarely trees now. Mass of sticks and other 
i material lined with softer material such as grass, 
fresh leaves, &c. 
Eggs. Usually 2-3. Whitish, more or less blotched with 
varying shades of red-brown or black-brown, and underlying 
violet ; also bluish-white unmarked. Av. size, 2°15 x 1-72 in, 
Laying begins in April. 
