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A DESCRIPTION OF 
THE BLACK EAGLE. 
SOME ornithologists suppose this to be merely the golden 
eagle in its young state, but others make it a distinct spe- 
cies. It is about twice as large as the raven. The parts 
about the beak and the eye are bare of feathers, and some- 
what reddish ; the head, neck, and breast, black ; in the 
middle of the back, between the shoulders, there is a large 
white spot, dashed with red ; a black streak sweeps along 
the feathers, and is followed by a white one ; the remain- 
