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Birds. 
THE SEA EAGLE. (Haliaetus albicilla.) 
This bird, known also as the White-tailed Eagle, from 
the inside feathers of its tail being white, differs from 
the golden eagle in the greater length of its beak, in its 
sluggish and cowardly habits, and in its coarser taste. It 
is a native of Great Britain, where it inhabits the high 
rocks and cliffs that overhang the sea, and whence it 
pounces on the birds, fish, or seals that it can procure for 
its prey. It is smaller than the golden eagle, rarely 
reaching three feet in length ; and in young birds the 
tail feathers are brown. 
