PLATE LXX. 



Osprey. Pen. Br. ZooL I. 174. 46. 



Lath. Gen. Syn. I. 45.26. 

 Bald Buzzard, or Sea Eagle. Raii Syn. av. 16. 

 Bald Buzzard. Will. Orn. p. 69. /. 6. 

 Fiihing Hawk. Catejbys Carol. I. Tab. 2. 

 L'Aigle de Mer. Brif. Orn. 1. p. 440. /. 34. A r ° 10. 

 Le Balbuzard. Buff. Oif.'i. p. 103. /. 2. — P/. enl. 414, 

 Une Orfraye. ^/i?h. av. 96. 

 Balbufhardus. Turneri. 

 Blafot, Fiik-orn. Faun. Suec. — Brunnich, p. 5. 



The length of this Bird is twenty-three inches; breadth five feet 

 four inches. It is a very powerful creature, and is armed with 

 long, hooked claws, and a remarkably ftrong bill ; in the ftrudture 

 of it's feet it differs from all other birds of prey ; the outer toe turns 

 backwards, and the claw belonging to it is larger than that of the 

 inner toe. 



It frequents the fea-fhores, rivers and lakes. Some authors fay 

 it feeds on water-fowl, but its chief food is fifh ; and thefe it does 

 not take by fwimming, but hovering in the air, with its eye directed 

 into the water, it foon difcovers it's prey, when precipitating like light- 

 ning upon it, it brings the fiih up in its talons, and retires to a dif- 

 tance to devour it. The Italians call it the Leaden Eagle, becaufe it 

 defcends with fo much violence on its prey : and Latham has 

 adopted with an (?) among his fynonyms the account of Rotten, 

 of a bird he fuppofes the Ofprey, Kolben obferves, " That it is of 

 all birds the mod destructive to the Flying-fifh, taking them during 

 their rife from the water." 



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