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money and that it forms a part of thecoat-of-arms of our country has madethis white headed Eagle known to everyAmerican citizen. The Bald Eagle, also known as White-headed Eagle, Gray Eagle, and SeaEagle, may be found throughout theentire American continent, from Alaskato Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean; it also lives in the north-eastern part of Siberia, and it is said tooccur along the shores of the ArcticOcean as a summer resident, althoughit is a resident throughout the year inAlaska. It breeds locally throughout itsrange, the nest being a very rude struc-ture consisting of a mass of sticks andrubbish five or six feet in diameter anda yard or more in thickness. The favor-ite nesting place is in a large, tall tree, outof reach of enemies, but occasionally, andin some localities, as along the sea shore,the nest is usually placed on a project-ing ledge of rock at a considerable heightabove the ground. Unlike some of thepredaceotts birds, such as the osprey, the 282
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FROM COL. CHI. ACAD. H< II N. I . 61 AMERICAN BALD EAGLE. 11 laliaeetus leucocephalus). \ Life-size. ( OTMlluHT 1900, BY A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO. Bald Eagle does not place its nest at ornear the top of a tree, but some distancebelow it, though always fifty or more feetabove the ground. The time for egg-laying varies in dif-ferent localities. In Alaska the eggs aredeposited in March and April, while inFlorida they may be found from Novem-ber to February. The eggs are generallytwo in number, although three are occa-sionally laid and the incubation occupiesthirty-six days. It is interesting to notethe time of year in which young birdsmay be found in different parts of NorthAmerica. In Labrador, for example, theyoung are not able to leave the nest untilJuly, while in Florida they are able tofly about the first week of April. ThisEagle is an arrant coward and will desertits nest, even if there be young in it, atthe approach of danger, and will notreturn until all evidence of danger is pa

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