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HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 
1905. Cameron, E. S., Auk, XXII, 158-167; XXV, 251-268 (biog.).— 
1909. MacPherson, H. B., 8vo, 1-45; plls. 1-32 (Witherby, London). 
351. Haliseetus albieilla {Linn.). Gray Sea Eagle. Ads . — Tail 
white, rest of plumage varying from grayish brown to fuscous. Im . — “With 
plumage largely light cinnamon-brown or isabella-color. & L., 31*00-34*00; 
W., 23*00-26*00; T., 11*50-12*00” (Ridgw.). 
Range. — N. part of E. Hemisphere, breeding from Scotland, n. Europe, 
and n. Asia to Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla; in migration s. to Japan, China, 
n. India, s. Europe, and n. Africa; resident in Iceland and Greenland; re- 
corded also from Cumberland Sd. ; casual on the Aleutian Islands. 
Nest, on cliffs or in trees. Eggs, 2-3, dull white, “occasionally with small, 
faint spots of light brown” (Davie), 3*00 x 2*35. Date, Crimea, S. Russia, 
Apl. 12. (Thayer Coll.) 
This species breeds in southern Greenland. 
352. Haliseetus leucoeephalus leueoeeplialus {Linn.). Bald 
Eagle. Ads. — Head, neck, and tail white, rest of the plumage fuscous; bill 
yellow; tarsus not fully feathered. Im. — Fuscous, more or less varied with 
white; tail fuscous, more or less mottled with white, particularly on the 
inner vanes of the feathers; bill black. & L., 32*85; Ex., 84*10; W., 22*00; 
T., 11*90; B., 2*48. $ L., 35*50; Ex., 
89*00; W., 24*00; T., 12*25; Weight, 
12 lbs. 
Remarks . — At any age the Bald Eagle 
may be distinguished from the Golden 
Eagle by its partly feathered tarsi. 
Range. — U. S. to s. L. Calif, and n. 
Mex., breeding in suitable locations 
throughout its range; rare and local in 
Calif, and in the arid interior. 
Washington, not common P. R. 
Ossining, common P. R. Cambridge, of 
irregular occurrence at all seasons. N. 
Ohio, tolerably common P. R. SE. Minn., 
P. R., becoming rare. 
Nest, generally in tall trees, sometimes 
on cliffs. Eggs, 2-3, dull white, 2*85 x 
2*20. Date, Brevard Co., Fla., Nov. 25; 
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 3; coastS. C., Nov. 27, 
large embryos; Lancaster Co., Pa., Feb. 
11; Stone Is., Maine, Apl. 21. 
Bald Eagles are seldom found far 
from the water. Here they may be 
seen soaring overhead, winging their 
way to and from their feeding-ground, 
or occupying some favorite perch, gen- 
erally in an exposed position. They subsist principally upon fish. As 
a last resort they sometimes capture these themselves, but dead fish 
cast up on the shore are eagerly taken, and their habit of robbing 
the. Fish Hawk of his well-earned booty is too well known to be com- 
mented upon. In some localities, particularly in the South during the 
winter, they live largely upon waterfowl which they capture themselves. 
The voice of the Bald Eagle has a weird, human quality. Dr. 
Fisher says: “At a distance the note of the Bald Eagle is not alto- 
