Identifier: royalnaturalhist47lyde (find matches)
Title: The royal natural history
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Signed by Joseph Wolf. Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915 Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1829-1913 Frostick, W. B., former owner. DSI Brooks, W. T., former owner. DSI
Subjects: Zoology Natural history
Publisher: London and New York : Frederick Warne & Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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THE FEATHERED JIETATARSUS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE. 224 DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY. some tinge of brown. Inferior in courage to the falcons, the eagles are muchsuperior in this respect to the kites and buzzards; and, while the majority killtheir own prey, few will refuse to eat the carcases of such animals as they maylind dead, and some feed greedily on carrion. The range of the genus includesthe whole of Europe and Africa, and the greater part of Asia, but stops short ofthe Malayan region and does not extend to Australia. In America eagles are foundas far south as Mexico. From its large size and magnificent appearance, the golden eagle(Aqiiila clirysaetiis) has by almost universal assent been regardedas the king of birds, although the tendency of modern writers has been ratherto detract from the boldness and fierceness of its character, and one at least has Golden Eagle.
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GOLDEX EAGLE b EYIUE. even gone so far as to suggest the accusation of downright cowardice. All, how-ever, who have enjoyed (as the writer has) the opportunity of seeing the flightof this splendid l^ird, are in full accord as to its power and majestic character. The female of the golden eagle usually attains a length of 351 inches, whilethe male is some 3 inches less. In the fully adult bird, the pointed featherscovering the head and neck are rufous brown, tending to tawnj^ on the back ofthe neck; while the general colour of the plumage of the upper-parts is blackishbrown, with light margins to the feathers of the niiddle of the back and the wing-coverts. The primary quills are nearly black ; the feathers of the abdomen, thighs,and legs, pale brown; and the remainder of the under-parts blackish brown. Thetail is blackish at the tip and browner towards the root, where it is mottled withashy grey, while it is crossed near the middle with one or two greyish bands Thebeak is bluish horn-c

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