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9 feet across. She is as large as the Stellar*s 

 Sea-eagles at the Natural History Musseum. 



Bonelli's eagle, of which an illustration is 

 given, came from Spain. It is a long-legged 

 species, with a small head and large talons. 

 This bird was kept at Oxford and partly- 

 trained to be flown at rabbits like a goshawk. 

 As eagles are regularly trained by the Kirghis 

 to take small deer in Central Asia, and occa- 

 sionally to help in wolf hunting on the Steppes, 

 this experiment would very probably have 

 succeeded. 



TherearetwoGolden-eagles,onefrom Austria 

 and the other from Morocco. One bird has 

 been four years at Mottisfont. A pair pre- 

 viously in the collection, were sent from St. 

 Moritz to Harrow, where their owner had an 

 aviary, when a boy, in Mr. Bushel! 's house. 

 They arrived on a Sunday morning during 

 chapel time, and were unpacked after Service 

 before an admiring congregation. 



One Wedged-tailed eagle camefrom Australia. 

 These birds are believed to have the finest 

 powers of flight even amongst eagles. They 

 have extraordinary long legs and talons, and 

 the eagle at Mottisfont nms in the most 

 amusing and agile manner. The plumage is 

 much coloured with a bright russet brown. 



