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BRITISH BIRDS. 
fame brown colour, diftinguifhed only by a deep- 
er lhade ; and are nearly of the fame fize. In 
both, the upper part of the head and neck is mixed 
with ruft colour, and the bafe of the larger feathers 
marked with white ; the bill is of a dark horn co- 
lour, the cere of a bright yellow, the iris hazel, and 
between the bill and the eye there is a naked Ikin 
of a dirty brown colour ; the legs are feathered to 
the toes, which are yellow, and the claws black ; 
the tail is diftinguifhed by a white ring, which co- 
vers about two thirds of its length ; the remaining 
part is black. 
The Ringtailed Eagle is more , numerous and 
diffufed than the Golden Eagle, and prefers more 
northern climates. It is found in France, Ger- 
many, Switzerland, Great Britain, and in America 
as far north as Hudfon’s Bay. 
