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The White Tailed Eagle. 
T his Bird not agreeing, in all Refpeds, with any of the Eagle-kind hitherto 
defcribed, and coming from a Part of the World we know but little of, I have 
given it a Place here. It is of the common Si^e of Eagles^ that is about the bignefs of a 
Cock-Turkey, For Shape, it is flat-crown'd, Ihort-neck'd, full-breafted, and brawny-= 
thigh'd, having very long and broad Wings, in Proportion to the Body. The Bill is of 
a bluilh, Horn-colour; the upper Mandible arch'd, and hanging over the lower, about 
an Inch, having an Angle or Tooth on each Side: The lower Mandible is Ihorter than 
the Upper, and received into it; the upper Mandible is covered about a third of its 
Tength, from the Head, with a yellow Skin, called the Cera,, from its relembling 
Wax, in which theNoftrils are fitiiate: This yellow Skin reaches on both Sides, quite 
round the Corners of the Mouth, The Iris of the Eye is of a Hazel-colour; the Pupil, 
black, as it is in all Birds I have yet feen : Wherefore this Obfervation need not be re- 
peated in the Sequel of this Work. Between the Bill and the Eyes, are Spaces of bare 
Skin, of a dirty Colour, thinly fet wuth fmall, black Hairs : The Head and Neck are 
covered with narrow^, brown Feathers, ending in lharp Points, like thofe on the Necks 
oi Cocks \ but not fo long in Proportion: The whole Body is cover'd wuth dusky, 
brown Feathers, darker on the Back, and lighter on the under Side. The Breaft is 
fpotted with w^hite, triangular Spots, having the Iharpeh: Angles pointing upwards : 
Tbefe Spots are in the middle of each Feather. The covert Feathers of the Wings are 
of the Colour of the Body ; the Quills, or Fiag-feathers of the Wings, are black : A 
few of the Quills, and firft Row of Coverts, next the Back, are variegated with 
tranfverfe Lines, of a darker and lighter Colour. The Tail, which is of equal Length 
with the Wings, when clofed, is white, both upper and under Surface, except the Tips 
of the Feathers, which are black or dark browm ; and the covert Feathers under the 
Tail, are of a redifh brown, or bay Colour; the Thighs are covered with dark, brown 
Feathers, of a very loofe Texture, through which a wdiite Down appears in fome Places; 
the Legs are covered quite down to the Feet, with foft Feathers of a redifh, brown 
Colour. It hath four Toes on each Foot, very thick and ftrong, covered with Scales 
of a yellow Colour, Handing three forward, and one backward, after the ufual Manner, 
armed with very.ftrong Talons or Claws, of a black Colour, bending almoH into femi* 
circular Figures, ending in very lharp Points. 
This Eagle is a Native of Hudson’s- Ray,, in the northern Part of America,, from 
whence it was brought by a Gentleman, employ'd in the Hudjoid s-Bay Company's 
Service, and by him prefented to my very good Friend, Dr. R, M. Majfey,, who 
obliged me with a Sight of it. He kept it many Years at his Floufe at Stepney,, near 
London,^ where I made the Drawing, from -which this Print was taken. 
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