Note 314 — Chapter XXV · ACCOUNT OF THE MANDAN INDIANS (continued 2)
Hannibal Evans Lloyd translation
See Matthews, Hidatsa Indians, p. 58. This is the eagle sometimes known as Aquila canadensis, although it has a wide range of habitat. It is the royal or calumet eagle of Lewis and Clark—one of the two North American eagles, the other being the bald-headed (Haliætus leucocephalus).—Ed.