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CHAPTER VIII 



RELENTLESS is the destruction of our 

 large birds of prey since the perfection 

 of firearms. In the Eastern and Central States 

 of America the eagle has become so rare a crea- 

 ture that he is often mistaken for osprey or 

 great hawk, if there is nothing near him to 

 show his greater size. 



I remember a perfect day off Narragansett 

 Pier, the ocean dotted with graceful yachts, 



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