DCHP-3

war eagle†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, so called because its feathers were highly valued for war bonnets.

Quotations

1859
The kee-yeu, or war eagle, on the east side of The Rocky Mountains [is] supposed to be the maker of thunder.
1934
The long-tailed ornate war-bonnets are characteristic of the Plains Indians living in the vicinity of the mountains where war eagles have their nests.