Birds of Oregon and Washington 193 



DESCRIPTION : 



Head and neck, white ; back, dark brown. 



Breast and abdomen, white. Female has breast 

 somewhat spotted with brown. 



Length, 22 inches. 

 Found on the coast, also on lakes and rivers 



Summer resident. 



THE EAGLES. 



These birds do not need a particular descrip- 

 tion. They are well known, and recognized 

 wherever they are seen. 



The Golden Eagle is mostly confined, perhaps, 

 to the eastern parts of our section, while the 

 Bald Eagle may be seen anywhere in the terri- 

 tory. 



People of these States should be warned, how- 

 ever, not to kill at sight every Eagle that can 

 be reached with a gun or rifle. Unless the birds 

 are doing us positive damage, they should be 

 preserved on account of the admiration which 

 they theoretically command as the " Bird of 

 Freedom." In the East, the Eagles are pro- 

 tected by stringent laws. 



