

THE RING-TAILED EAGLE. 



Aqvila Chrysaetos, jun. 



We have been induced to devote a separate cut to the 

 illustration of the Ring-tailed Eagle, or that which is 

 now generally believed to be the young of the Golden 

 Eagle, in consequence of the ditl'erences observable 

 between the Society's specimen and some of the best 

 accredited descriptions of the bird. M. Temminck 

 describes it as having the plumage of a rusty brown or 

 light reddish colour uniformly spread over the whole 

 body, and becoming deeper as it advances in age ; and 

 M. Vieillot as dull brown with rusty spots in the younger 

 individuals, and blackish in the adult state. From both 

 these descriptions it would appear that the plumage of 

 the young bird is considerably lighter than that of the 

 full-grown individual; a fact which if true would be 



