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Severtzoff writes (Turk. Jevotnie, p. 63) that it is found throughout Turkestan in the winter, 

 except in the south-western part of the country, and also occurs during migration at an altitude 

 of from 3000 to 6000 feet above the sea-level. It occurs in Siberia ; and Von Middendorff states 

 that he watched a Sea-Eagle through a telescope on the Taimyr in 75° N. lat., which he believes 

 to have been the present species, as the tail-feathers were, he could distinguish, white. On the 

 10th July he shot a young male Aquila albicilla near the south coast of the sea of Ochotsk, 

 which, in its small size, agreed with the Japanese bird described by Temminck and Schlegel in the 

 ' Fauna Japonica.' Schrenck states that it was the commonest Eagle in the Amoor, and remarks 

 that the East-Siberian bird is generally of a darker colour than the European bird, or than 

 specimens procured in Kamtchatka. In measurements the Siberian bird agrees pretty well with 

 the European bird. Von Schrenck states that the natives of the Amoor assure him that the 

 breeding-season of this Eagle is late, much later than March or April, which is the breeding- 

 season in Europe. Eadde found a young bird (near the mouth of the Ussuri) scarcely fledged 

 early in July. In some portions of the country traversed by him it was common, in others very 

 rare, or not observed at all. In the East Sajan Mountains it is not found ; nor did he hear of it 

 at Kossogol. On Lake Baikal it was common, much more so than P. haliaetus. In the Trans- 

 baikal country it was occasionally found in the Selenga valley, and only becomes common on the 

 Lower Amoor. Pere David states that it is tolerably numerous during migration in North 

 China; and Mr. Swinhoe writes (P. Z. S. 1871, p. 339) that it is met with from the river 

 Yangtsze northwards, and is only occasionally seen in the south; an immature bird flew on 

 board a ship in the harbour of Swatow, and was captured. Temminck and Schlegel record it 

 from Japan ; and I am indebted to Mr. J. H. Gurney for the following note on its occurrence 

 in Mantchuria: — "In 1863 the crew of a British vessel (the 'Egmont') cut down a tree in 

 Hornet Bay, Nookoolian Harbour, coast of Mantchuria, about 41° N. lat. and 136° E. long. ; 

 the tree had on it an Eagle's nest containing two Eaglets, which were brought alive to England 

 and given to me. They proved to be Haliaetus albicilla ; one of them is still living, and in the 

 possession of my son [J. H. G., jun.] ; the other (a male), after attaining its adult plumage, died 

 at the Zoological Gardens, and its skin (unmounted) is in the Norwich Museum." It occurs on 

 the Aleutian Islands and in Kamtchatka, being, according to Kittlitz, uncommon in the latter 

 country. In America it does not occur, being replaced by H. leucoceplialns. 



Though a powerful and strong bird, the Sea-Eagle is not so bold and active as most of the 

 other Baptores. and unless pressed by severe hunger will rarely venture to attack any animal 

 larger than a hare, or perhaps a lamb, unless it may venture to try and hasten the dissolution of 

 some weakly sheep. It feeds principally on stranded fish, wildfowl of various sorts, rabbits, or 

 carrion, most frequently, I should say, on the latter when obtainable. It is not only looked on 

 with suspicion by the shepherds as being occasionally destructive to lambs, but it is viewed with 

 equal aversion by the game-preserver; for it is a most arrant poacher, and destroys not a few 

 hares and grouse. Mr. Robert Gray, however, says that according to his experience it feeds 

 chiefly on stranded fish or dead sheep found on the moors, or occasionally a salmon left by some 

 scared otter. It is most frequently met with on the coast, but also occurs inland, especially, it 

 would seem, near the banks of large rivers. Still the sea-coast seems to be the place most con- 

 genial to it ; for here it finds food in most abundance, and can at any time procure sea-birds, on 



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