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The Black Eagle, Aquila Valeria. 



Numb. II. 



THIS Bird was fomewhat lefs than the common Eagle ; 

 its Bill of a blewilh Horn-Colour; the Sear or Skin 

 covering the Bafe redilli ; the Irides Hazel-Coloured ; the 

 Eye-Brows white: The whole Bird was of a dark ferrugi- 

 neous Colour inclining to black. 



The Legs were Ihort, and covered with long Feathers, 

 fcarce half an Inch remaining bare ; that and the Feet 

 covered with hard, dusky, yellow Scales ; the Talons long 

 and black. It is a Bird of great Strength and Valour, 

 and continually feeking to deftroy Hares, delighting in 

 their Flefh rather than that of Birds. 



This Bird I drew from the Colle61:ion of Sir Thomas 

 Lowther, who w^as pleafed to let me draw fevei-al fine 

 Birds out of the fame Colledion. 3 



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