324 NOUTII AMEUICAN BIRDS. 



Haliaotus albicilla (Li.w). 



OBAT BEA-EAOLE. 



AquHa tilhiciUa, nuiss. Oni. I, 4'J7, 17<iil. — Pali,, '/mv^. Koss. As. I, 34.'., 1811. — lir.s- 

 icK. Isis, IS'il, |>|i. S78, 8Si'2. — Sw.vixs. Classir. li. II, •JUT, 1S;!7. — Knil,. nriliai,'. 

 /i)i)l. jit. i, ji. 7tl (an;it.), 18'JO. — Tvzi:sii.M/„ Krv. /(ml. l.SIs, \\. •_'.!.'i. — IIaii.i.v, 

 Oni. Siiv. I, 11(1, ISOa. — S. I.DXiiril. Kami. IJrIj,'. I'- -I'A, 1812. Vnllin- iill,iri//ii, 

 Li.NN. Syst. Nat. p. 12;i, 17(i(>. Juihv tilhkillu, 1'i:nn. Iliil. Zoill. \>. CI, |il. A, 181-J; 

 oil. Svo, 1812, I, •.'(ii>, 111. .wiii. — Gmki,. Syst. Nat. \<. 2."i3, 178i). — Lath. IikI. Oni. 

 I, i), 1790; Syii. I, ;Jl!, 1781 ; Siipi.. 1, 11, 1802; UiMi. Ili.st. I, 40 A, 1821. — Odmaxn, 

 Nov. Aft. Snc. Tps, IV, 22.'). — Shaw, ZduI. VII, 70, 1M2. — Tr.MM. iMaii. Om. jil. 

 i, 40 ; lit. iii, 2ii, 1S20 ; Tali. Mctli. \k 3, IHIJO. — Kini,. Kiiiif. Vii;,'. pi. ii, f. 2, 18^2. 



— liiirNN. Oni. Ilor. p. 3, 1704. — Faiikii, riml. Islainl, Oiii. ji. 1, 1822. — Nat.m. Nat. 

 Viif,'. Ucul.silil. cil. iiov. I, 224, pis. xii, xiii, .\iv, l.>«22 ; Naolitr. \i. 330, pi. ix, f. 17. 



— FlM.sclI, Viig. Di'Ut.sclil. jil. Ixix, "0, 173!>. IMiiti-his iiUiicilhi, Vyv. I'cf,'. Aiiiiii. 

 (I'll. 1), I, yi.'i, 1817 ; (imI. 2), I, 330, 1S20. — 1!i:sn. Oanl. Zuiil. Siu'. II, 33, 1831.— 

 Wi:l!N-. Atl. Ois. Kill-. 1820. — Li:ss. .Man. Oni. I, 8."), 1828. — Vii;. llaill. I.ilc, p. 048. 

 Si;i.r.Y, r.iit. Oni. I, 13, jil. ill, iii', 1833. — (idii.n, li. Eur. pi. x, 1»37. — lf<iNAl\ 

 Kiir. i: \. Am. I!, p. 3, 1838 ; ('at. I'lr. Eur. p. 10, 1842 ; ('(Ui.'-p. Av. p. l.'i, 18."iO ; 

 It.'V. ft .Ma-;. Zoiil. p. r.31, isri4. — Cas.s. I?. Calif. .^ Tfx. I, ).. Ill, 18r)4. — (IliAY, 

 GiMi. 15. p. 3 ; I'd. 2, p. 4 ; Inl. sp. 1, pi. vii, lig. 8. — Hiir.ll.M. Vii^. IVutsilil. I, 14, 

 pi. iii, f. 1, 1831. — C'As.s. llinls N. Am. 43, 1SG8.— .Scl.Ar. Pr. Z. S. 1803, 2.'i7 (Ibuii.I in 

 Ncwiouiicllaiiil ami Nova Scutia — tliis dispriivcn I). — Ei.l.ror, Minis N. .\. I. J/n/ini'liiii 

 a'liii-ill<i, (!i;av, llaiiil List, I, III, ISOO. .Ii/iti/n nnsi/niiin, lliiiss. Orii. 1, p. 437 {.Jin:), 

 1700. — Kiirr., lli'itiiij;. Zoiil. pt. i, ji. (id, pi. iv, lii,'s. 1, 3, 3 ; pi. v, f. 1. I'.i/cn ossi- 

 /i-d'/iis, l.isN. Syst. Nat. p. 124, 17(i(i. — (iMr.i.. Syst. Nat. p. 2."i."i, 1780. -- Eai ii. 



Iiid. Oni. p. 12, 1700 ; .Syn. I, 30, 1781 ; Sujip. 1, 0, 1802 ; (icii. Hist. 1, 48 {Jm:), 

 1821.— Daiii. Tr. Oni. II, 04, 18(i(). — Shaw, Zuid. VII, pi. xviii, 1 SOI). — Haiti,. 

 Lix.s. Tr. VIII, 277 (var.). .Iquila /ciionr/ili'ilii, Mr.vr.i;, Tasilii'uli. Dcut.sidi. Viiu'idk. 

 p. lii, ISlO. Fdhn iiiiliiiintua, Omki,. Syst. Nat. p. 2."i4, 1780. Fnh-o iiViii-innhix, 

 Cmkl. .'^yst. Nat. y. 2.JS, 1780. Fn'ro hiiuiUn-iin, I.Arii. liid. Oni. \>. l.'i, 1700 ; .Syn. 

 I, 30, .sp. 10, 1781 ; (Irii. Hist. I, 47 1!, 1821. — SllAW, ZikH. VII, 80, 1800. Ftdco 

 ]>ii;iiir;/ic<, Daiii. Tr. Oni. II, 02, 1800. Fi/cn nllticillii hircnUn, Faiiki!, Isi.s, 1827, Ji. 

 ."■jO ; Prod. Island, Orn. p. 1, 1822. llulkclua iiisus, Savki. Pcscr. E|,'yp. pt. i. 80, 

 1S09. — ViKu.i,. l-aun. Eram;. \i. 10, pi. v, lifc.s. 1, 2. — Pkci.. Mi'iu. So.'. .Sc. I.illc, 

 1S31, p. 213. -Li:.s.s. Tr. Orn. p. 40, pi. viii, lig. 2, 1831. — liorx, Orn. Prod. I, 10, 

 pi. ix, X, 182.'). 



Sp. Char. Adult nuile (.'JG.O.II, Eiiropo ; .'^cliliiter Collection). Plnmngc nlmost con- 

 tiiniously imilicr-browii. hcpoiiiiii!,' Iilauk on tlic' ])rimarie.<! ; on the liead and neek njiproadi- 

 \uii pale f^TOyisli-lirown. Tail (Init not the eoverts) white, nnieh mottled willi dusky at 

 ba.se ; shal'is of the cinills white. Wiii.ir-I'orinnln, .'5-2 = 4- 5 - C, 1. AVin,<r, 23.00 ; tail, 

 11.50; cnlnien, 2.20; depth of hill, 1.4"); cere, above, .S.j ; tarsus, 3.30; middle toe, 2.50; 

 outer, 2.00; inner, 1.70; posterior, 1.40. Bill mid feet yellow. 



Young. Head and neck blaekish-brown, Ceathers whitish beneath the surface, the long 

 pcneillnte featli(>rs of the nape tipped inconspieuonsiy with the same ; prevailini;- color of 

 the upper surface is.ibella-color (iinich more reddish than in corresponding age of huco- 

 cepJialns) each feather with a terminal triangular spot of blaeki.sh-brown ; tertials more 

 whitish. Secondaries rich dark brown; ]iriniaries deei) black, their .shafts dark brown. 

 Tail browni.sli-black much spotted with isaliella-color, or soiled creaniy-whitc, this occu- 

 pying most of the inner webs. Breast soiled white, each feather with a conspicuous 

 broad medial stripe of brownisii-black; abdomen more I'lilvous ; tibiic nearly uniform dark 

 brown. Hiiinj) nearly uniform vinaccous-lulvous. Bill black. Feet yellow. 



