. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE OSPEEY. 11 attracted its attention. After a pause of some time, it descended to within about fifty yards of the surface of the water, and there continued hovering for another short interval, and then precipitated itseK into the water with such great celerity as to be nearly immersed. In three or four minutes the bird rose without any apparent difficulty, and carried off a trout of moderate size, and instead of. THE OSPKEY. alighting to regale u]3on its prey, soared to a prodigious height, and did not descend within our ; Th
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE OSPEEY. 11 attracted its attention. After a pause of some time, it descended to within about fifty yards of the surface of the water, and there continued hovering for another short interval, and then precipitated itseK into the water with such great celerity as to be nearly immersed. In three or four minutes the bird rose without any apparent difficulty, and carried off a trout of moderate size, and instead of. THE OSPKEY. alighting to regale u]3on its prey, soared to a prodigious height, and did not descend within our ; There can be no reasonable doubt that the bird thus described at such distant intervals of time is the same, and that the Sea-Eagle of the ancients is the Osprey of the moderns. Wilson thus eloquently describes its habits under the name of the " Fish Hawk :"—" Elevated on the high dead. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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