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COURLAND EAGLE. 



Falco Germanicus. F. rufo-albus, dorso r alis caudaque fus&s^ 

 rectricibusfasciis quatuor pallentibus. Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 



Rufous-white Eagle, with the back, wings, and tail brown, th« 

 latter marked by four pale bars. 



Der rothlichweisse Falke. Besek. Vog. JZurl. S. 10. 12. «, 

 Sf 13. b. 



jCourland Falcon. Lath. Suppl. 2. 



This also is said to inhabit Courland, and is 

 rather smaller than the preceding. Its general 

 colour is a reddish dusky white, the back, wings, 

 and tail dull brown, the tips of the wings paler: 

 the head, neck, and breast are spotted with brown : 

 the feathers of the thighs brown, each feather 

 having an oval spot at the tip of that colour : cere, 

 irides, and legs yellow. Male and female much 

 alike in colour, but the male about a fourth part 

 smaller than the female. 



