uroaëtus

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of Australian and Tasmanian eagles, with one species, U. audax, the so-called bald vulture of Latham (1801) and the mountain-eagle of Collins (1804). This eagle is 38 inches long, with the wing 24 inches. When adult it is of a general black color, varied on the nape with chestnut and on the wings and tail with whitish. The bill is 3 inches long, of a horn-color blackening at the tip, the cere and lores are yellowish, the feet are light-yellow, and the irides are hazel.