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ing a white ring about the tail. From this 
mark in so young a bird, it should appear , 
to be a characteristic of the species in all 
ages; for though it varies in the breadth 
of that band, yet it never entirely loses it. 
The Ring-tailed Eagle is more numerous 
and diffused than the Golden Eagle, and 
prefers more northern climates. It is found 
in France, Germany, Switzerland, and in 
America as far as Hudson's Bay. 
In our own island it is chiefly seen in 
Scotland ; where, as Pennant informs us, it 
very frequently occurs, and is called the 
Black Eagle. He adds, " it is very de- 
structive to deer, which it will seize between 
the horns, and by incessantly beating it with 
its wings, soon makes a prey of the harassed 
animal : that it builds in the cliffs of rocks, 
near the deer forests, and makes great havoc, 
not only amongst them, but also amongst the 
white hares and ptarmigans." 
As Mr. Montagu and some friends were 
sporting in the neighbourhood of Ben-Lo- 
mond, on the summit of one of the lower 
mountains that form its base, a grous (Tetrao 
Scoticus) was wounded, and flew with diffi- 
