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the least wonderful feature of this striking performance. Un the 

 banks of the Columbia, where there are no Fishhawks to depend 

 upon, this bird finds an easy subsistence on the vast numbers of 

 dead and dying salmon which abound; and in Florida Mr. Allen 

 has observed it dive and catch its own fish. This is also confirmed 

 by the statements of other naturalists. Wilson also accuses this 

 Eagle of destroying great numbers of young pigs in the Southern 

 States, young lambs, and even sickly sheep; and in one instance 

 it attempted to carry . off a child, which was only saved by its 

 dress giving way." 



