Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds  in  Russia  and  west  Siberia  as  far
east  as  the  Altai,  and  in  Hungary  and  the  plains  of  the  Lower  Danube  ;
migrates  in  winter  to  Africa.  Replaced  by  a  paler  form  in  east
Siberia  (which  winters  in  the  eastern  parts  of  India),  and  by  others
in  central  Asia,  and  China.
AQUILA  CHRYSAETUS

240.  Aquila     chrysaetus     chrysaetus      (li.) — THE     GOLDEN
EAGLE.
Falco    Chrysaetos  Linnaeus,  Syst.  Nat.,  ed.  x,  i,  p.  88  (1758 — Europe.
Restricted  typical  locality  :    Sweden).
Aquila  chrysaetus   (Linnajus),  Yarrell,   i,  p.    11  ;   Aquila  chrysaetus    (L),
Saunders,  p.  327.
Distribution. — England  and  Wales. — Very  rare  vagrant.  Occa-
sionally Yorks.  and  northwards,  but  southwards  authentic  examples
procured  only  in  Sussex,  Norfolk,  Lines.,  and  Northants.  Formerly
resident  Wales,  Derby,  (about  200  years  ago).  Lake  District,  and
Cheviots  (about  100  years  ago).  Scotland. — Resident  in  Highlands
and  I.  and  0.  Hebrides,  formerly  Orkneys,  but  unknown  Shetlands.
To  Lowlands  very  scarce  winter- visitor,  but  formerly  bred  in  south-
west (about  60  years  ago).  Ireland. — Resident  (probably  only
in  two  counties),  formerly  much  more  common.
Distribution. — Abroad. — ^Northern  parts  of  Northern  Hemisphere,
south  to  north  Africa  and  the  Himalayas,  in  North  America  to  Texas
and  North  Carolina.  Appears  to  be  replaced  by  other  races  at  least
in  parts  of  central  Asia.
AQUILA  MAGULATA  CLf\^/C-,^  ^

241.  Aquila  ^ic^lata   (Gm.)*— THE   SPOTTED   EAGLE.
Falco    maculatus   Gmelin,  Syst.  Nat.,  i,  p.  258  (1788— No  locality,  but
doubtless  Eiu-ope).
Aquila  ncevia  (J.  F.  Gmelin),  Yarrell,  i,  p.  20  ;    Aquila  mac\ilata  (J.  F.
Gmelin),  Saunders,  p.  325.
