. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . e most scrutinizing eye. It very singular circumstance, that in their contests these birds alwaysstrike forward with their legs; and not, like all others, backward. THE WASHINGTON EAGLE. The Washington Eagle, saysNuttall, bold and vigorous,disdains the piratical habits ofthe Bald Eag
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . e most scrutinizing eye. It very singular circumstance, that in their contests these birds alwaysstrike forward with their legs; and not, like all others, backward. THE WASHINGTON EAGLE. The Washington Eagle, saysNuttall, bold and vigorous,disdains the piratical habits ofthe Bald Eagle, and invariablyobtains his own sustenancewithout molesting the circles he describes in hisdight are wider than those ofIhe White-headed Eagle; hejtlso flies nearer to the land orthe surface of the water; andwhen about to dive for hisprey, he descends in circuitous,spiral rounds, as if to check theretreat of the fish, on which hedarts only when within thedistance of a few yards. Whenhis prey is obtained, he fliesout at a low elevation to aconsiderable distance to enjoyhis repast at leasure. Thequantity of food consumed bythis enormous bird is verygreat, according to the accountof those who have had them in:oiMnernent. Mr. Audubons■male bird weighed fourteenand t half pounds 42 OLE ABE. One of the chief attractions in Agricultural Hall, during the Centen-nial Exhibition, was the famous Old Abe, the veteran War Eagleof Wisconsin, the hero of no less than thirty-six battles and skirmishes,durino- the late war. There was always a crowd around him, as he satperched on a national escutcheon, supported horizontally on a pole, the
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