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The Bald Eagle. 



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a tete blanche. 



HIS Bird weighs nine pounds : 

 the Iris of the eye white , 



over 



which 



IS a prominence, 



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ET oifeau pefe 7Jeuf livres: 

 Piris de fon ml efl blanchcy 



au 



dejfus 



laquelle 



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une avance couverte d''unepeau '" 



jaune \ 



bee 



eette 



peau 



cover'd with a yellow fkin 



the Bill yellow, with the Sear 

 of the fame colour : the Legs and Feet are 



yellow ; the Tallons black, the Head and ^,y, . j^^^ ^^^/^^ j^^^^ ^^ -^^^^ j^^ ^ .^^^ ^ ^^^ 



part of the Neck is white, as is the Tail 5 ^^^^/^ ^^ f^^ ^^/^ ^^ ^^ -^^ ^^^ y^ ^^^^^^ j^^^^ 



all the reft of the Body, and Wings, are blanches-^ k rejie du corps ^ les a He s font 



qui couvre la bafe de la mandibule fuperieure 



jaune y aujfi bien que les jambes ^ les 



brown. 



brunes. 



Tho' it is an Eagle of a fmall fize. 



has great 



ftrenath 



and ipirit 



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preyin 



yet 

 on 



^01 que ce foit une aigle d'^une grandeur 



mediocre^ elk a beaucoup de fc 



Pigs, Lambs, and Fawns. 



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They always make their Nefts near th 



courage : 



a 



gneaux 

 Ces c 



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or 



fea 



dead Pine 



reat rivers, and ufually on old, de la mer ou des ft. 



elk enleve de jeunes cochons^ 

 ^ meme des faons. 

 ifeaux font toujour s leurs nids p 



de 

 des 



build 

 falls. 



Cyprefs-trees, 



g to A^ ^^ vieux Pin ou fur un Cyp 



y ordinairement 



Ef les 



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ually on the fame tree, till it fo^^ tous les an s fur le meme arbre^ jufq 



Though he is fo formidable 



birds, yet he fufFers them to breed near his 



to all ^^ ^^'^^ tomhe, Slupique cette aigle fc 



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redoutable a tous les oife 



elle leur laiffe 



yal neft without moleftat 



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the filhing and other Hawks, Herons 



particularly 



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c. 



cependant nourrir leurs petit s pres de fo 

 fans les incommoder : c'*eft ce qu^elle fait fu 



y 



which all mak 



their 



ne 



fts 



high trees ; 

 and in fome places are fo near one another, 



. This 

 Eagle, both 



tout a regard des fc 



pecheurSy 



that they appear like a Rookery 



Bird is called the B 



Firginia and Carolina^ though his head Republiq 



ou 

 autreSy des herons ^ &c . qui font tous leurs nids 



fur de grands arbres : on en voit quelque fois 



res les uns des autres que Paffemblage 



de ces nids paroit former une efpece de 



On 



IS 



appelle cet oifeau^ dans la 

 much feather 'd as the other parts of Virginie ^ dans la Caroline I'Aigle chauve. 



his bod J 



Both Cock and Hen have white Heads, 

 and their other parts differ very little from 

 one another. 



quoiqu'il y ait fur fa. 



de plumag 



e 



que fur les autres parties de fon corp 



Le male ^ lafemelle ont tous deux la 

 blanche ; // n^y a qu^une tres -petite differ^ 

 entre les autres parties de leur corps. 



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