eagle

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


There are nine species of the trueEagle, all confined to the genus Haliaetus, such as the Baldheaded Eagle (H. leucocephalus), the national emblemof the United States. (`Century.') In Australia the name isassigned to – – Little Eagle – – Aquila morphnoides, Gould.

Wedge-tailed E. (Eagle-hawk) – – A. audax, Lath.

Whistling E. – – Haliaetus sphenurus, Vieill.

White-bellied Sea E. – – H. leucogaster, Gmel.

White-headed Sea E. – – Haliaster girrenera, Vieill.

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