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| Title: | The great sea eagle. |
| Image ID: | 820543 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 print : b&w ; 19 x 14 cm. (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.) |
| Material Type: | Prints |
| Subjects: | Birds |
| Eagles | |
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| Heliaeetus | |
| Notes: | Printed on border: "Falco albicilla, Lin." "Called the erne in Scotland, is usually above three feet in length, and the wings, when expanded, measure seven or eight feet." "It is found in the northern regions of both continents, even to the very margin of the polar ice, and in Asia as far to the south as the Caspian Sea. Fishing is the sea eagle's regular means of subsistence, but, on occasion, it will pick up dead fish on the beach, and attack seals and land animals." Includes additional text. Foxing on image. |
| Date Published: | 1852 |
| Barcode Number: | 33333159365093 |
| Struc ID: | 589475 |
| Source: | The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark. View All images from Source |
| In Folder: | Birds -- eagle View All images from Folder |
