THE GOLDEN EAGLE. 239 
deep grey, diversified with several regular dark-brown bars. In its immature 
state the plumage of the Golden Eagle is differently tinged, the whole of the 
feathers being reddish brown, the legs and sides of the thighs nearly white, 
and the tail white for the first three quarters of its length. So different an 
GOLDEN EAGLE,—(Aquila chrysaetos.) 
aspect does the immature bird present, that it has been often reckoned as 
a separate species, and named accordingly. It is a truly magnificent bird 
in point of size, for an adult female measures about three feet six inches in 
length, and the expanse of her wings is nine feet. The male is less by 
nearly six inches. 
