Identifier: britishbirds01bewi (find matches)
Title: History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood
Year: 1797 (1790s)
Authors: Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828 Beilby, Ralph, 1743-1817
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Newcastle : Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick : sold by them, and G.G. & J. Robinson, London
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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he laft by the whitenefsof its head and neck. The white-tailed Eagle is inferior in fize to theGolden Eagle; the beak, cere, and eyes are of apale yellow; the fpace between the beak and theeye is of a blueifh colour, and thinly coveredwith hair; the fides of the head and neck are ofa pale afh colour, mixed with reddifli brown;the general colour of the plumage is brown, dark-efl on the upper part of the head, neck, and back;the quill feathers are very dark; the breaft is ir-regularly marked with white fpots; the tail iswhite; the legs, which are of a bright yellow,are feathered a little below the knees; the clawsare black. This bird inhabits all the northern parts ofEurope, and is found in Scotland and many partsof Great-Britain; it is equal in ftrength and vi-gour to the common Eagle, but more furious;and is faid to drive its young ones from theneft, after having fed them only a very fliort time.It has commonly two or three young, and buildsits neft upon lofty trees. BRITISH BIRDS. II
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THE SEA EAGLE. (Falco Ojftfragusy Lin.—UOrfraie, Buff.) This bird is nearly as large as the Golden Eagle,meafuring in length three feet and a half, but itsexpanded wings do not reach above feven feet. 13 BRITISH BIRDS. Its bill is large, much hooked, and of a blueifticolour; its eye is yellow; a row of ftrong briftlyfeathers hangs down from its under bill next to itsthroat, from whence it has been termed the beard-ed Eagle; the top of the head and back part ofthe neck are dark brown, inclining to black; thefeathers on the back are variegated by a lighterbrown, with dark edges; the fcapulars are palebrown, the edges nearly white; the breall andbelly whitilh, with irregular fpots of brown; thetail feathers are dark brown; the outer edges ofthe exterior feathers whitilh; the quill feathersand thighs are dulky; the legs and feet yellow;the claws, which are large, and form a compleatfemipircle, are of a fhining black. It is found invarious parts of Europe and America; it is faidto lay on

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