AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



RING-TAIL EAGLE. 

 FALCO FULVUS. 

 [Plate LV.— Fig. 1.] 



Link. S^sU 125— -JBiacfe Eagkf Arct. Zool, p. 195, JVo. 87 — ^Lath. I, 32, JVo. 6 — Wliite-tailed Eagle, 

 Edw. I, ±.—L'Jligle Commuiif Burr. I, 86. PL Enl, 409 — Bewick, I, p. 49 — Tukt. Syst. jp. 145. 

 Pjbaie's Mtismm, JVo. 84. 



THE reader is now presented with a portrait of this celebrated 

 Eagle, drawn from a fine specimen shot in the county of Montgo- 

 anery, Pennsylvania. The figure here given, tho reduced to one- 

 third the size of life, is strongly characteristic of its original. With 

 respect to the habits of the species, such particulars only shall be 

 selected as are well authenticated, rejecting whatever seems vague 

 or savours too much of the marvellous. 



This noble bird, in strength, spirit and activity, ranks among 

 the first of its tribe. It is found, tho sparingly dispersed, over the 

 whole temperate and arctic regions, particularly the latter; breed- 

 ing on high precipitous rocks ; always preferring a mountainous 

 country. In its general appearance it has great resemblance to 

 the Golden Eagle, from which, however, it differs in being rather 

 less; as also in the colors and markings of the tail; and, as it is 

 said, in being less noisy. When young, the color of the body is 

 considerably lighter, but deepens into a blackish brown as it ad- 

 vances in age. 



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