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ROUGH-FOOTED EAGLE. 



Falco naevius. F. cera iridibus pedibusque lanatis luteis, corpoie 



ferrugineo, rectricibus basi apiceque albis. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Ferruginous Eagle, with cere, irides, and feathered legs yellow, 



and tail white at the base and tip. 

 Le Petit Aigle. Buff. ois. r 



L'Aigle tachete. Briss. av. 

 Rough-Footed Eagle. Lath. syn. 



Described by Brisson and others as of the size of 

 a large Cock: length two feet seven inches and a 

 half: cere and irides yellow : general colour dull 

 ferruginous, the wings beneath and the thighs 

 spotted with white : under tail-coverts white : legs 

 covered to the toes with dull ferruginous feathers 

 spotted with white: feet yellow; claws black. 

 Inhabits Europe, and is said to prey chiefly on 

 rats. Brisson supposes it to be the Morphno 

 congener^ of Aldrovandus, but Mr. Latham applies 

 that synonym to a different species. 



