BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE GOLDEN EAGLE. 



(Falco Fiih.it s^ Linn. ^-liglc royal, Temm.) 



THIS bird measures from the point of the bill to 

 the extremity of the tail, scarcely three feet ; from 

 tip to tip of the wings, above seven ; and weighs 

 from sixteen to eighteen pounds. The male is 

 smaller, and does not weigh more than twelve 

 pounds. The bill is of a deep blue ; cere yellow ; 



