FALCON. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill strong and hooked at the end ; the base covered with a 
naked skin. 
Tongue frequently cleft. 
First joint of the middle toe connected to that of the outmost 
by a membrane. 
EAGLE. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Falco Ciirysaetos. F. cera lutea, pedibusque lanatis luteo- 
ferrugineis, corpore fosco-ferrugineovario, 
cauda nigra basi cinereo-undulata. Linn. 
Syst. Nat. Gruel. 1. p. 2 56. 
Cere yellow, legs downy and of a rusty 
yellow colour, body of a rusty brown, 
tail dark brown, clouded with ash colour 
at the base. 
Golden Eagle. . Buff. Birds , v. 1. p. 46. pi. l. Penn. Brit. 
Zool. 1. p. l6l. pi. 16. IVill. Orn. p. 58. 
t. 1. Lath. Syn. p. 31. No. 5. Beta. 
Birds , p. 5. 
The Abbe la Pluche was travelling in company with 
a very curious nobleman, who had an inclination to 
