Chapter V 



NESTS IN BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, WALLS, 

 ROCKS. BANKS, AMONG ROOTS, BRUSH 

 HEAPS, AND IN HOLES IN THE GROUND 



349. Golden Eagle: Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.) 



AduU— Dark brown ; back of head and neck rusty, with pointed 

 feathers; the lower part of leg (tarsus) covered with white 

 feathers. "Length — 3 30.00 to 35.00. 935.00 to 40.00." 



Breeding Range — Rarely east of the Mississippi, breeding prob- 

 ably in the mountainous regions of New York and New 

 England. 



The nest is placed usually on rocky cliffs, but sometimes in 

 trees; it is very large, being as much as " four feet in depth and 

 five feet in diameter," and is made of "sticks and lined with 

 straw stubble, green grass, and twigs in leaf" (Davie). 



The eggs, 2 or 3 in number, are whitish, blotched, spotted, 

 and faintly clouded with chestnut brown and pale lavender. 

 Size — 2.95 X 2.28. 



The Golden Eagle breeds in the mountains of the West, and 

 is rarely found nesting in the Eastern States. In California the 

 eggs are laid toward the end of February. 



856. Duck Hawk; Peregrine Falcon : Falco peregrinus 

 anatum (Bonap.) 



.(4</«//— Upper parts dark slate colour; tail darker, tipped with 

 white; under parts cream, barred with dark slate colour or 

 black, except upper part of breast. "Length — 316.00; 

 5 19.00." 



Breeding Range— The Eastern States— breeding very locally. 

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