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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
common name for large predatory birds of the family Accipitridae ( hawk family), found in all parts of the world. Eagles are similar to the buteos, or buzzard hawks, but are larger both in length and in wingspread (up to 7 1/2 ft/228 cm) and have beaks nearly as long as their heads. They are solitary birds, said to mate for life. The nest, or aerie, of twigs and sticks is built at a vantage point high in a tree or on a cliff in a permanent feeding territory and is added to year after year, the refuse of the previous nests decomposing beneath the new additions. Nests can become enormous, measuring up to ten feet across and weighing well over 1,000 pounds. The eaglets (usually two) do not develop adult markings until their third year, when they leave parental protection and seek their own mates and territories. The American bald (in the sense of white, as in piebald), or white-headed, eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) is found in all parts of North America near water and feeds chiefly…
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From A Dictionary of Literary Symbols
In classical literature the eagle is the king of birds and the bird of the king of gods. Homer calls it “dearest of birds” to Zeus ( Iliad 24.311); Pindar calls it “king of birds” and “eagle of Zeus . . . leader ( archos ) of birds” ( Olymp . 13.29, Pyth . 1.9–11); Aeschylus also calls it “king of…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Strong, carnivorous diurnal bird of prey . Sea and fishing eagles, such as the American bald eagle, are large birds found on sea coasts and inland bodies of water, where they feed on fish, small animals and carrion. Serpent eagles are reptile-eating birds. Large, harpy eagles inhabit tropical…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Any of several genera of large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, order Falconiformes, including the golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos of Eurasia and North America, which has a 2 m/6 ft wingspan. Eagles occur worldwide, usually building eyries or nests in forests or mountains, and all are fierce…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
In mythology the eagle commonly represents the sun, but in Scandinavian myth the bird is usually associated with storm and gloom. It is also emblematic of courage, immortality and other fine or desirable attributes. In Christian art it is the symbol of St john the evangelist (hence its use on church…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
common name for large predatory birds of the family Accipitridae ( hawk family), found in all parts of the world. Eagles are similar to the buteos, or buzzard hawks, but are larger both in length and in wingspread (up to 7 1/2 ft/228 cm) and have beaks nearly as long as their heads. They are…
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From The Chambers Dictionary
a name given to many large birds of prey of the family Falconidae; a figure of an eagle, used eg as a national emblem; a military standard carrying the figure of an eagle; a lectern in the form of an eagle; the badge of certain orders, such as the Prussian black (1701) and red (1705) eagle , the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
US rock group, most famous for the 1976 album Hotel California . The Eagles were one of the most successful rock groups of the 1970s, with their 1976 greatest hits album becoming one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. The group was formed in 1971 in Los Angeles, California, when they were…
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From The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
A British *comic first published on 14 April 1950 by Hulton Press. It was the brainchild of the Revd Marcus Morris, vicar of an Anglican parish church at Birkdale in Lancashire, and of Frank Hampson, a cartoonist. Morris originally intended to produce a specifically Christian illustrated paper for…
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From Encyclopedia of American Studies
Eagle with American shield, pictorial envelope....
The national bird of the United States, the bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) is the only eagle unique to North America. The common name dates from a time when bald meant white, not hairless. The bald ea... …
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From The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights
In 1988, the National Rifle Association (NRA) selected Eddie Eagle, a cartoon character in the form of an eagle, as the mascot for the organization's Firearms Safety for Children program. The program involves a school-based curriculum for children in preschool through the sixth grade. Despite the…
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