GOLDEN EAGLE. 
349. Aquila chryscetos. 35 inches. 
These may be distinguished from the Bald Eagle in all plum¬ 
ages by the completely feathered tarsus. Plumage blackish 
brown, adults having the lanceolate feathers on the neck of a 
golden brown color, and the tail more or less mixed with 
white. 
Nest.—These are made up of large sticks, lined with smaller 
ones and moss, leaves and weeds, building quite a bulky affair. 
Their two or three eggs are very handsome, being white, 
speckled and spotted with shades of brown, and clouded with 
gray and lilac. They vary greatly in their markings (2.90 x 
2.50). 
Range.—West of the Mississippi, being most abundant in 
the Rockies and along the Pacific coast ranges. 
BALD EAGLE. 
352. Halicetus Jeucocephalus. 34 inches. 
In the adult birds, the white head and tail will always 
identify them, but in the first and second year they are a 
brownish black, the second year showing traces of the white 
on head and tail. They are found throughout the United 
States. Their food consists largely of fish. 
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