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BALD, OR WHITE-HEADED EAGLE . — Halidetus Leucocejohalus . 
The White-headed Eagle, or Bald Eagle, lives in America. It is strong 
and fierce, and eats large birds and many quadrupeds, besides being very fond 
of fish, which it often steals from the poor Osprey, just as it is going home 
with a fine fish for its children. Sometimes it feeds on dead animals, like the 
Vulture. The name of Bald, or White-headed Eagle, has been applied to this 
bud on account of the snowy- white colour of the head and neck, a peculiarity 
which renders it a most conspicuous bird. The remainder of the body is a deep 
chocolate brown, inclining to black along the back. 
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