EAGLES. 



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however, sometimes be seen sailing along at no great altitude 

 over woody valleys, ravines, and the declivities of mountains, as 

 well as over cultivated land, or seated on a rock, patiently await- 

 ing the approach of some quadruped or bird upon which they can 



Fig 14— The Goldcn E\(Ll ( ; ; 



prey. Although usually addicted to live upon much nobler game, 

 lizards, insects, and even carrion are not always beneath their 

 notice. Their flight is easy, and usually performed in lofty cir- 

 cuitous sweeps. Their nest is composed of branches, sticks, hea- 

 ther, and other materials, and covers a large space of ground : it 

 is generally placed upon a projecting part of some inaccessible 

 cliff, or on the summit of a large tree. Their eggs are ordinarily 

 two in number. 



The type of the race — 



