26 Synopsis of the Birds 
ting in the habits of the true Eagles : connecting Aquila to 
Pandion. 
7. Falco leucocephalus, L. Brown ; head and tail white; 
tail reaching beyond the wings ; bill, feet, and irides, pale 
yellow. 
Young spotted irregularly with darker and paler brown ; 
bill black ; irides light brown. 
Bald Eagle , Falco leucocephalus , Wils. Am. Orn. iv. p . 
89* pi. 36. adult , and Sea Eagle , Falco ossifragus vii. p. 
pi. 55 . fig. 2 . young. 
Inhabits the northern regions of both continents, chiefly near 
the sea and other waters ; much more frequent in America. 
SUBGENUS III PANDION . 
Pandion , Savigny . Cuv. Vieill. 
Bill rounded above ; cere hispid ; nostrils lunulated, oblique, 
membranaceous on the superior margin. Tarsi naked, reticu- 
lated, scales rough ; toes divided to the base, the outer ver- 
satile ; nails equal, rounded beneath, the middle one not pec- 
tinated. Wings elongated ; first primary equal to the third ; 
second longest. 
Cowardly : piscivorous : live near waters, from which, 
when frozen, they retire to a warmer climate : may be trained 
to fish for man. Seize their prey in their claws at the sur- 
face of the water, or plunge for it : seldom hunt birds. In 
consequence of their true Falcon-like wings, sail beautifully, 
and with much ease in the air. 
8. Falco halite-tits, L. Blackish, white beneath ; cere and 
feet bluish. 
Fish Hawk , Falco halicetus , Wils. Am. Orn. v. p . 13. pi. 
5- fig- 1- 
Inhabits almost every part of the globe near waters ; much 
more common in North America than in Europe. 
