Family FALCONHX. 

 WHITE GYRFALCON. 



353. Falco islandus. 23 in. 



^ ure white, more or less marked with 

 blackish spots and bars. Legs feathered al- 

 most to the toes. 



Nest. Of sticks on ledges of cliffs. Eggs 

 cream-colored, very heavily sprinkled with 

 reddish-brown dots and blotched. 



Range. Arctic regions. Resident in 

 Greenland. 



BALD EAGLE. 

 352. Halueetiu 1. leucocephalus. 34 in. 



Adults blackish-brown, with white head 

 and tail. Young birds blackish-brown all 

 over Legs not wholly feathered, this dis- 

 tinguishing young birds of this and the 

 preceding species. 



Nest. Of sticks, large and bulky; in trees 

 or on ledges along the sea shore. Eggs white. 



Range. Local throughout the U. S., 

 more rare inland. Northern Bald Eagle oc- 

 curs throughout Canada and Alaska. 



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