Bald Eagle (Hallaetus leucocephalus) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

“Topography of a Bird,” from Elliot Coues, Key to North American Birds (Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

H. L. Clark, Birds of Amherst and Vicinity (1887; 1906)
- Common name Bald Eagle
- Scientific name (Clark) Haliaëtus leucocephalus ( Linn . )
- Occurrence Extremely rare or accidental in the county; occasionally seen on or flying towards the mountains
- Presence 000
- Clark's fieldnotes, first and second editions (synthesized) BALD EAGLE . Brown ; head and tail , white . Length , 36 inches . Occasionally seen on or flying towards the mountains .
J. A. Allen, Birds of Springfield, Massachusetts (1864)
- Common name White-headed Eagle or "Bald Eagle"
- Scientific name Haliaëtus leucocoephalus
- Occurrence Not common; sometimes breeds on Mt. Tom...
Ebenezer Emmons, Birds of Massachusetts (1833)
- Common name Bald Eagle
- Scientific name Falco leuco cephalus, L.
- Occurrence Rare summer and winter resident
A. C. Bagg & S. A. Eliot, Jr., Birds of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts (1937)
- Common name Bald Eagle
- Scientific name Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Occurrence Casual visitor at any season, but least likely in winter, most so in early spring; and possibly a few pairs nest