jOldhx eagle 



Exhibit in Cliicieo Natural History Museum 



nest in the crags and allow him to drop about ninety feet. Then she would swoop 

 down under him, wings spread, and he would alight on her back. She would soar 

 to the top of the range with him and repeat the process. The farthest she let him 

 fall was about 150 feet. 



Golden eagles prey largely on mammals. Rabbits and ground squirrels comprise 

 their principal fare, but lambs and even deer and antelope may occasionally be killed. 

 Nevertheless, the good they do counteracts the bad, and it would be most unfortunate 

 to lose so majestic a laird from our avifauna. 



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