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war eagle † 
the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, so called because its feathers were highly valued for war bonnets.
See also: war bonnet
- 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.
- 1859 The kee-yeu, or war eagle, on the east side of The Rocky Mountains [is] supposed to be the maker of thunder.