. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. DIUBNAL BIRDS OF PBET. 213 Because of their devouring the latter, the Swiss peasants call them by the name of h/mmer-gyer, or lamb-vultures. Mr. Bruce, the traveller, met with an eagle of this species not far from Gondar, the capital of Abyssinia. He considers it the largest bird in creation. The Bald or White-headed Eagle is found in various parts of North America, and was formerly very common in the vicinity of Niaga
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. DIUBNAL BIRDS OF PBET. 213 Because of their devouring the latter, the Swiss peasants call them by the name of h/mmer-gyer, or lamb-vultures. Mr. Bruce, the traveller, met with an eagle of this species not far from Gondar, the capital of Abyssinia. He considers it the largest bird in creation. The Bald or White-headed Eagle is found in various parts of North America, and was formerly very common in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, These birds breed all the year round. When the eaglets are just co- vered with down, and a sort ^^-^"1 of white woolly feathers, the female eagle lays again. These eggs are left to be hatched by the warmth of the young ones that continue in the nest, so that the flight of one brood makes room for the next that are but just hatched. These Raid Eagle, birds fly very heavily, so that they cannot overtake their prey, like others of the same denomi^ nation. To remedy this, they often attend a sort of fishing-hawk, which they pursue, and strip the plunderer of its prey. This is the more remarkable, as this hawk flies swifter than they. These eagles also generally attend upon fowlers in the winter, and when any birds are wounded, they are sure to be seized by the eaffle, though thoy may fly from the fowler. This bird will often steal young pigs, and carry them alive to the nest, which is composed of twigs, sticks, and rubbish; it is large enough to fill the body of a cart, and is commonly full of bones half eaten, and putrid flesh, the stench of which is intolerable. The Black Eagle is distinguished from the others by having the feathers of the head and upper part of the neck mixed with red; the' tail feathers at the lower part of a blackish color, and above, white, speckled with black. The leg feathers are of a dirty white. It is found along the American Coast from Flo
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