THE WHITE-HEADED EAGLE. original Latin: "Aquila Capite Albo"

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THIS BIRD weighs nine pounds: the Iris of the eye white; over which is a prominence, covered with a yellow skin; the Bill yellow, with the Sear The "cere": the fleshy, waxy patch at the base of the upper beak. of the same colour: the Legs and Feet are yellow; the Tallons black; the Head, and part of the Neck is white, as is the Tail; all the rest of the Body, and Wings, are brown.

Tho’ it is an Eagle of a small size, yet has great strength and spirit, preying on Pigs, Lambs, and Fawns.

They always make their Nests near the sea, or great rivers, and usually on old, dead Pine or Cypress-trees, continuing to build annually on the same tree, till it falls. Tho’ he is so formidable to all birds, yet suffers them to breed near his royal nest without molestation; particularly the fishing and other Hawks, Herons, &c. which all make their nests on high trees; and in some places are so near one another, that they appear like a Rookery A colony of breeding birds, typically used for rooks.. This Bird is called the BALD EAGLE, both in Virginia and Carolina, tho’ his head is as much feather’d as the other parts of his body.

Both Cock and Hen have white Heads, and their other parts differ very little from one another.

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THIS bird weighs nine pounds; the iris of its eye is white, above which there is a projection covered with yellow skin; the beak and this skin The cere. which covers the base of the upper mandible is yellow as well as the legs and the feet; its claws are black, its head, and a part of its neck, just as its tail are white, the rest of the body and the wings are brown.

Although this is an eagle of a moderate size, it has much strength and courage: it carries off young pigs, lambs and even fawns.

These birds always make their nests near the sea or rivers, and usually on an old pine or on a cypress and make them every year on the same tree until it falls. Although this eagle is very fearsome to all birds, it nevertheless lets them raise their young near its nest without bothering them; this it does above all regarding the ospreys original French: "faucons pêcheurs," literally "fishing hawks.", or others, herons, etc. which all make their nests on large trees; one sees them sometimes so close to each other that the assembly of these nests appears to form a sort of Republic The author uses "Republic" in the French column to denote a social community, whereas the English column uses "Rookery.". This bird is called in Virginia and in Carolina the Bald Eagle, although there are on its head as many feathers as on the other parts of his body.

The male and the female both have white heads; there is only a very small difference between the other parts of their bodies.

original vocabulary: White-headed Eagle, Bald Eagle, White-headed Eagle, Virginia, Carolina, fishing-Hawks, Herons, Rookery