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ourselves of the language of the poet, nor seek to deaden the 

 warm tints which glow upon his pictures. 



Two species of Eagle the Golden and the White-tailed 

 are known as permanent residents in these countries. The 

 addition of another to our Fauna was an occurrence of some 

 interest to ornithologists. This third species is an Inhabitant of 

 the Apennines, and other mountains of central Europe, and is 

 known as the Spotted Eagle (Aquila ncevia). Mr. R. Davis, 

 of Clonmel, states* that it was shot in the month of January, 

 1845, on the estate of the Earl of Shannon, county of Cork, 

 and was at the time in a fallow field, devouring a rahhit. 

 Another hird, similarly marked, hut reported to have heen of 

 a lighter shade of hrown, was shot at the same place within a 

 few days afterwards, but was not preserved. 



Fig. 258. GOLDEN EAGLE. 



The White-tailed, or Cinereous Sea Eagle (Haliceetus 

 albicilla) is somewhat less in size than the Golden Eagle. It 

 is much more abundant, and it seems in its habits to approach 

 more nearly to the Vultures. We shall, therefore, convey a 

 better idea of the habits of "the wide ruling Eagle," by 

 appropriating our limited space to the Golden Eagle (Aquila 

 chryswetos, Fig. 258). 



* In a letter to Mr, Yarrell vide British Birds. 



