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THE WHITE-HEADED EAGLE. 



Next to the Osprey, in his preference for a piscivorous 

 diet, he is ever to be associated with great bodies of water — 

 broad rivers, immense lakes, and the roar and foam of the 



ocean. Unlike that noble bird, however, he does not gen- 

 erally plunge into the wave for his prey, but is content with 

 the carcasses which float upon its surface. In the absence of 

 fish, he is satisfied with any animal food, and that, even in 



