. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. 638 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. ing seen from above, and also guards it from being harried by persons let down by ropes. To take an Eagle's nest is always a task of extreme difficulty, and one which tries to the utmost the nerves and endurance of the climber. It also makes considerable. The Eagle. demands on his courage; for, if the parent birds should discover th^ intruder, they are sure to attack him, and may very probably dash him to the ground. Should the bold
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. 638 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. ing seen from above, and also guards it from being harried by persons let down by ropes. To take an Eagle's nest is always a task of extreme difficulty, and one which tries to the utmost the nerves and endurance of the climber. It also makes considerable. The Eagle. demands on his courage; for, if the parent birds should discover th^ intruder, they are sure to attack him, and may very probably dash him to the ground. Should the bold cragsman succeed in reaching the nest, he does not find it a very pleasant locality. The nostrils of the Eagle are very useful for the purpose of respiration, but the bird has appar- ently little or no olfactory sensibilities. The stench that arises from an inhabited Eagle's nest is quite beyond the power of de- scription, for the young Eagles themselves are not the sweetest beings in the world, and their evil odor is supplemented,by that. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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