THE GOLDEN EAGLE. 



AauiLA Chuysaetos. Sav. 



A HEAD remarkably flattened above, plumed, as well 

 as the neck, on every part ; eyes deeply sunk beneath 

 the level of the cheeks ; a thick powerful beak, straight 

 at its base, somewhat angular above, and strongly 

 hooked at the point ; nostrils of a short oval or almost 

 circular form, surrounded by a slightly hispid cere ; 

 wings as long as the tail, with the third and fourth 

 quill-feathers the longest ; legs of great strength, clothed 

 with feathers to the very base; toes robust, of moderate 

 length, the outer united to the middle by a membranous 

 expansion of sufficient extent to prevent its retrover- 

 sion ; and strong, sharp, powerfully curved, retractile 

 and grasping talons, channelled on their under surface ; 



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