. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE breast, and long, dark tail, lio is an ii\,' beast, and has the reputation of committing divers evil deeds—such, for instance, as i>ushing lambs and kids, and even men, off the rocks, when they aie in ticklish situations. Nevertheless, he is a somewhat cowardly bird, has a feeble, querulous cry, and will submit to insults from a Falcon not a fourth his size or ; Von Tschudi says that in Switzerland it will capture Hares, Martens, Squirrels, , and Woodcocks, and he states that a stomach wa


. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE breast, and long, dark tail, lio is an ii\,' beast, and has the reputation of committing divers evil deeds—such, for instance, as i>ushing lambs and kids, and even men, off the rocks, when they aie in ticklish situations. Nevertheless, he is a somewhat cowardly bird, has a feeble, querulous cry, and will submit to insults from a Falcon not a fourth his size or ; Von Tschudi says that in Switzerland it will capture Hares, Martens, Squirrels, , and Woodcocks, and he states that a stomach was found to contain five pieces of Bullock's ribs two inches thick and from six to nine inches long, a lump of hair, and the leg of a young Goat from the knca to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited


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