. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 8-2 THE BOOTED EAGLE. own for many years to come. The young cannot be taken, nor me eggs destroyed, as the bird always builds its nest on the summit of some lofty tree, which is inaccessible to any human beino- except the native Australian. These trees often rise for a himdred feet without a branch, thus presenting an insurmountable obstacle to the efforts of any white man. It will not disdain to feed iipon carrion, a, ilock of thirty or forty having been observed by Mr. Gould seated rou
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 8-2 THE BOOTED EAGLE. own for many years to come. The young cannot be taken, nor me eggs destroyed, as the bird always builds its nest on the summit of some lofty tree, which is inaccessible to any human beino- except the native Australian. These trees often rise for a himdred feet without a branch, thus presenting an insurmountable obstacle to the efforts of any white man. It will not disdain to feed iipon carrion, a, ilock of thirty or forty having been observed by Mr. Gould seated round the carcass of an ox, and gorged with food like so many vultures. Like the vultures, it will follow the w^hite kangaroo hunters day after day, in order to avail itself of the offal which they throw aside. Of the black hunters it takes no heed, knowing well that the black man has no idea of leaving any portion whatever of his prey for any creature except himself, and that if any part of the slain animal should be distasteful to his palate it is handed over to his wives, who w^ait round him at a respectful distance, receiving humbly any morsels that he may be pleased to throw to them. rJ-iL^-r 'IV ?I. -^^"X^;J^*'' BOOTED EAGLE. (Aqiiila pennalu.) A rather amusing account of the discomfiture of a pair of these Eagles is given by Captain Flinders in his "Voyage to Terra ; In company Avith a friend, he had landed on an uninhabited island, and had captured a snake, which he was taking to the ship for the benefit of the naturalist. "While so engaged, an Eagle "with fierce aspect and out- spread wing came bounding towards us, but sto])ping short at twenty yards off, he flew up into a tree. Another bird of the same kind discovered himself by making a motion to pounce dowTi upon us as we passed underneath ; and it seemed evident they took us for kangaroos, having probably never before seen an upright animal of any other species in the island. T
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