. The western world [microform] : picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in northern and Central America. Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. CHAPTEU VIII. Tin: FEATHERED TRIBES OF NOimi THE BALD OR WHITE-HEADED EAfJLE. I HE white-headed eagle takes precedence among the featliered tribes of America,—because he stands first in natural order, and has been selected by the l)C0[)le of the United States as their heraldic emblem. Their choice was, by-the-by, objected to by Benjamin Franklin, on tlie plea " that it is a bird of bad mo
. The western world [microform] : picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in northern and Central America. Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. CHAPTEU VIII. Tin: FEATHERED TRIBES OF NOimi THE BALD OR WHITE-HEADED EAfJLE. I HE white-headed eagle takes precedence among the featliered tribes of America,—because he stands first in natural order, and has been selected by the l)C0[)le of the United States as their heraldic emblem. Their choice was, by-the-by, objected to by Benjamin Franklin, on tlie plea " that it is a bird of bad moral character, and does not get his living honestly/' There was justice in the re- mark, for the bald eagle is a determined robber, and a perfect tyrant. He is, however, a magnificent bird, when seen with wings expanded, nearly eight feet from tip to tip—and a body three and a half feet in length—his snowy white head and neck shining in the sun, and his large, hooked, yellow beak open as he espies, afar oif, the lish-hawk emerging from the ocean with his struggling prey. Downward he pounces with rapid flight. The fish-hawk sees his enemy approaching, and attempts to escape ; but, laden with the fish he has just captured, in spite of the various evolutions he performs, he is soon overtaken by the savage freebooter. With a scream iiiiii m\\ i,. 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 Kingston, William H. G. , 1814-1880. London : T. Nelson
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