Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

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The animal on the cover of Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell is a Guiana crested eagle (Morphnus guianensis). This large, slender bird is 31 to 35 inches in length and has broad, rounded wings and a long, black tail marked with 3 wide, gray bands. The plumage of the adult includes a gray-black head, gray neck, brown-gray throat and breast, brown-black mantle, and white-tipped wings, back, and tail. Features also include gray or yellow eyes, black markings around the eyes, black beak, and yellow, featherless legs.

The Guiana crested eagle inhabits the lowland tropical forests of Central and South America-usually well away from human settlement. Ornithologists know little about the behavior of this eagle. It is found in the warmest, most humid parts of the jungle, and it tends to stay near the coastline or river edges. It can be spotted during its frequent soaring, though it is usually only visible when it passes over rivers or other breaks in the forest canopy. While perching atop the highest trees, it will stay nearly motionless for hours at a time, only occasionally moving its head. Like its close relative the Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), the Guiana crested eagle is large enough to feed on live prey such as smaller birds, ...