THE GOLDEN EAGLE. 67 



Cere, (the naked skin at the base of the bill,) lemon- 

 yellow. Irides, orange-brown. Primary quills, black , 

 the secondary ones, clouded with hair-brown, broccoli- 

 brown, and umber-brown. Crown of the head, and 

 nape of the neck, pale orange-brown; the feathers 

 occasionally marginated with white, narrow, elongated, 

 and distinct. Chin and throat, dark umber-brown. 

 Vent, pale reddish brown. Tail, pale broccoli-brown, 

 barred with blackish brown, and ending in a broad 

 band of the same colour. Tarsi, clothed with pale 

 reddish-brown feathers. Toes naked, yellow. Claws 

 black, very strong, and much hooked. 



In the young bird, the irides of the eyes are not so 

 yellow ; the back and coverts of the wings are of a 

 deeper brown ; there are some white feathers on the 

 breast and belly ; the inside of the thighs are white ; 



