FALCO CHRYSEATGS 



GOLDEN EAGLE. 



Generic Character. 



Bill ftrong, hooked, covered at the bafe with Cere. 

 Noftrils fituated in the Cere. 

 Tongue cleft. 



Toes three forward, one backward, the middle toe con- 

 neOied to the outer one to the firft joint. 



Claws large and hooked, the hind and infide front claws 

 of the fame lize. 



Synonyms. 



Falco Chryseatos, Lin, Syji, i. p. 125. 5. Ind. 

 Orh, 1. ^. 12. 8. 



Golden Eagle, Br, ZooL 1. 42. iah, 16. Ik foL 

 p. 6 1, iah. A, Ar5i, ZooL 2. 214. A 

 Lath. Sjn» i, p. 31. Ih.fupt.p, 10* 

 Mont, Om, DicI, FoL 1. Bewick's 

 Br, Birds^ Pi, up, 47. Cat, of the 

 London Mufeum, p, 40. female^ p, 39. 



J* H I S bird meafures from tip to tip of the wings fome- 

 what more than eight feet ; in length three feet fix inches, 

 and it weighs from twelve to fourteen pounds. Bill very 

 ftrong, much hooked, and very lharp at its edges ; irides yeU 

 low 5 legs ftiort, covered with feathers to the toes ; claws 



very 



