. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . er engages in a folitary chacebut when the female is confined to her eggs or her B 2 4 BRITISH filRD^. young: at this feafon the return of the fmaller bird^affords plenty of prey, and he can with eafe providefor the fuftenance of himfelf and his mate: at o-ther times they unite their exertions, and are al-ways feen clofe together, or at a Ihort diftancefrom each other. Thofe who have an opportunityof obferving their motions, fay, that the one beatsthe bullies, whilft the other, perched on an emi-nence, watches the efcape of the prey.
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . er engages in a folitary chacebut when the female is confined to her eggs or her B 2 4 BRITISH filRD^. young: at this feafon the return of the fmaller bird^affords plenty of prey, and he can with eafe providefor the fuftenance of himfelf and his mate: at o-ther times they unite their exertions, and are al-ways feen clofe together, or at a Ihort diftancefrom each other. Thofe who have an opportunityof obferving their motions, fay, that the one beatsthe bullies, whilft the other, perched on an emi-nence, watches the efcape of the prey. They of-ten foar out of the reach of human fight; and not-withftanding the immenfe diftance, their cry is ftillheard, and then refembles the barking of a fmalldog. Though a voracious bird, the Eagle can en-dure the want of fuftenance for a long time. Acommon Eagle, caught in a fox trap, is faid tohave paffed five whole weeks without the leaftfood, and did not appear fenfibly weakened tilltowards the laft week, after which a period wasput to its BRITISH BIRDS.
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