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Haliaetus leucocephalus.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1896. Nevertheless even Will Sargent sometimes confounds the two,-
Sept. I. as happened yesterday.
1897. There were also several Bald Eagles about and late in
May 21. the afternoon two brown birds went to roost in a hemlock at
the head of the cove where we are anchored. For nearly an
hour they kept up a loud screaming uttering a whistle, re-
peated several times in quick succession and so very like the
cleur-cleur-cleur of Sphyranicus varius that we were all de-
ceived at first. It was, however, louder and given more
slowly.