. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. oii lu AMi;i;aA. 364 Zoo Notes 365 The first of theThe Eagle two birdsand the whose^•- photo-graphs are givenon the next page—the Chihan SeaEagle [Gerano-aetus melano-leucus)—is a nativeof South America,and is a verybeautiful exampleof the king ofbirds. The seaeagles include thelargest membersof t he wholefamily; they buildenormous nests,sometimes six oreight feet indiameter, and in-stances have beenknown of birdsreturning to thesame horst fortwenty years insuccession. Everyyear some additionis made to the nestuntil it becom

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. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. oii lu AMi;i;aA. 364 Zoo Notes 365 The first of theThe Eagle two birdsand the whose^•- photo-graphs are givenon the next page—the Chihan SeaEagle [Gerano-aetus melano-leucus)—is a nativeof South America,and is a verybeautiful exampleof the king ofbirds. The seaeagles include thelargest membersof t he wholefamily; they buildenormous nests,sometimes six oreight feet indiameter, and in-stances have beenknown of birdsreturning to thesame horst fortwenty years insuccession. Everyyear some additionis made to the nestuntil it becomesfive or six feethigh. Two eggsare generally laid,and the male andfemale sit alter-nately. The other bird^—the Emu—is everyday becomingmore scarce. Thepeculiar boomingnote uttered bythe female emumust have beenremarked by any-one observingthese birds at theZoo. The soundis emitted through.

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