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Order IV 



The coloration is rich brown with a fulvous crown and 

 nape and a little grey or white on the tail, while the 

 feet are feathered to the toes. 



The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) still 

 breeds in Shetland, but has gradually disappeared 



Golden Eagle 



from the north and west of the Scottish mainland and 

 from Ireland; for unfortunately it is fond of carrion, 

 which can be easily poisoned, while it takes young 

 lambs, in addition to any sort of flesh, fish, or fowl 

 obtainable. It nested even in the early years of last 

 century in the Lake district and the Isle of Man, 

 while abroad it does so in Greenland, north Europe 



