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Rap aces— Diurncc. 

 FALCONIDM. 



Genus Falco. (LinncBUS.J 

 Sub-genus Aquila. (Brisson.J 



BALD EAGLE. 



Falco leucocephalus. 



Falco leucocephalus, Linn^us. Temminck. 



" ossifragus, Wilson ; Amer. Orn., 



(young.) 

 Aquila leucocephala, Pallas. Swainson. 



Halia'etus washingtonii, Audubon ; Birds of America, 



pi. 11. 

 leucocephalus, Cdviek. Kaup. Brehm. Geat. 



Specific Characters. — Beak and claws shorter than those of the 

 Falco albicilla; eight large scales on the extremity of the middle 

 toe. Tarsi clothed on their upper half only. — Degland. 



Measurement. — Length of adult male from thirty to thirty-two 

 inches. Length of adult female from thirty-four to thirty-six 

 inches. — Temminck. 



The well-known Bald Eagle of the United States, 

 the national emblem of that republic, is reported by 

 Nilsson to occur frequently and nest in Norway. It 

 is generally believed, however, to occur accidentally 



