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Erne (One of the bare-legged eagles)

one of the "bare-legged" eagles.

The genus includes some seven species, represented apparently in all parts of the wor the world except South America. The common erne or white-tailed sea-eagle is widely distributed in northern Europe and Asia. It occurs in Great Britain, but is rare. Another notable species species is is the white-headed or bald eagle, the emblem of the United States. This erne is common in North America, both by the coasts and by inland lakes, and also occurs in northern Europe. The general color is brown, but the head and neck of the adults are milky-white , and the same is true of the rounded tail.

The size is slightly less than that of the British species. The white-bellied seaeagle, found round the Australian coasts, and from Ceylon to Cochin-China, and the Asiatic erne, are other important species.