THE CHILIAN SEA-EAGLE. 



Haliaetvs Agvia. 



With the Sea-Eagles of Europe and of the northern 

 parts of America, described and figured in a former part 

 of the present work, are associated several other species 

 of the Eagle tribe, whose essential characters are nearly- 

 similar, and whose natural habits may therefore be pre- 

 sumed to be the same. Of these three are Asiatic, 

 three African, two or three natives of Australia and the 

 Islands of the Polynesia, and two of South America ; 

 so that the group appears to be universally spread 

 over all the grand divisions of the globe. The birds 

 of which it is composed may be regarded as of almost 

 equal utility in the economy of nature with the Vul- 

 tures, between which and the true Eagles they hold 

 an intermediate station. While the former are occupied 



