. Stories about birds, with pictures to match . 184 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. fjjr ?. ^.^- ^4^^| HE black eagle is found in allclimates, liot as well as cold,and usuallv inhabits the steepestrocks. It is about two feet ten inches in length, and the generalcolor of its plumage is black. Thehead and upper parts of the neck, however,are mixed with yellow, while the lower partof the tail is Avhite, with blackish spots. Thebird is so powerful as to be able to kill a dogthat is much larger than itself. The AbbeSpalanzani, having forced a dog into one of theapartments w^here he kept an eagle, the
. Stories about birds, with pictures to match . 184 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. fjjr ?. ^.^- ^4^^| HE black eagle is found in allclimates, liot as well as cold,and usuallv inhabits the steepestrocks. It is about two feet ten inches in length, and the generalcolor of its plumage is black. Thehead and upper parts of the neck, however,are mixed with yellow, while the lower partof the tail is Avhite, with blackish spots. Thebird is so powerful as to be able to kill a dogthat is much larger than itself. The AbbeSpalanzani, having forced a dog into one of theapartments w^here he kept an eagle, the birdimmediately ruffled the feathers on the headand neck, cast a dreadful look at its victim,and taking a short flight, immediately alightedon his back. It held the neck of the animalfirmly with one foot, by which he was pre-
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