The Golden Eagle in Connecticut. 
BY “J. M. W.,” NORWICH, CONN. 
A good specimen of a young Aquila was shot 
in Preston. New London County, in October by 
Mr. Grade, and is now mounted in the collec- 
tion of Mr. Geo. H. Martin of this city. 
Like the full-grown young of most of the 
Bapacia:, in life this eagle was bulkier than 
adult specimens, while it equalled them in 
height and alar extent. It is an unusual record 
for Connecticut for a Golden Eagle to linger a 
week in one locality, but in that time he had 
killed twenty hens for Mr. Graile, and it was 
when returning to feed on the body of a turkey 
he had killed that he was in turn shot by the 
irate farmer. 
Golden Eagle ( Aquita chrysaetos') ta! 
have a fine Golden Eagle, killed in Woodbridge, within five miles of New 
Haven, about Oct. i, 1896. I received it in the flesh the next day aftei 
it was killed. It was eating a Red-tailed Hawk when killed, and we took 
portions of the Hawk from its crop. It was a female, in fine plumage. 
A. E. Verrill, New Haven , Conn. 
Auk, XIV, Apr., 1897, P/>. HS--6 
Another Golden Eagle in Connecticut. — An adult male Golden Eagle 
(. Aquila chrysaetos ), weighing eight pounds and a half, alar extent seven 
feet five inches, now in my possession, was taken Jan. 19, at Salem, twelve 
miles west of this place towards the Connecticut River. It was trapped 
while feeding on the carcasses of sheep killed by dogs. Its tracks were 
seen the day before, and foot-prints similar to these were seen last winter 
in the same locality. Possibly this Eagle was mate to the fine female 
whose capture was noted by Prof. A. E. Verrill of New Haven in the 
January ‘Auk’ (XIV, p. 891). — C. L. Rawson, Norzvick, Coti?i. 
Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. A young bird of this species 
was shot in East Haven on October 9 , 1909 , and brought to Dr. Sanford in 
the flesh. 
Auk 27, Oot. -.1910 p, 
