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without sickness. They would, without any particular care, 
have become strong young rascals, when I transferred them 
to other hands ; but, as I afterwards heard, the close sunless 
cages and the food of the Zoological Gardens soon finished 
off most of them. 
I have found this to be the case on several occasions, 
and young birds of prey in confinement can only be saved from 
certain death by a mixed diet of flesh and bones, with feathers 
or hair. Ina great many zoological gardens they are, how- 
ever, unhappily killed by being studiously fed with pure 
flesh, whereas they need other substances for the formation of 
bone. It was remarkable how quickly my young Sea-Hagles 
got used to people and dogs, and how confident they became. 
I will, in conclusion, give the dimensions of twelve Sea- 
Hagles which I measured myself, and which my friends and 1 
shot in Southern Hungary and Slavonia during the end of 
April and the beginning of May. 
Sex. Length. | Breadth. | Wing. | Tail. | Beak. | Tarsus. (Middle toe. 
oy) em. cm. em. cm - em, | cm. 
dé. 84 212 60 | 29 79 | 9 7 
de 91 228 63 | 30 87 | 95 85 
Be 88 214 60 29-5| 85 | 95 | 79 
oF 91 235 64 | 31 9 9-9 8:3 
EDs 93 233 64 31 9 98 | 85 
g.| 88 213 | 60 | 285] 87 | 85 | 89 
Eyl Lin 240 68 28-8) 9 10 9 
On 95:5 | 232 66 | 285] 9 10 8:5 
Q. 96 234 69 28 72 | 95 | 103 
Evan teu 239 63 | 382 8-8 9°3 
Per os 213 61:5| 30 8 75 
Geol ese 214 605} 30 8 OF ie V.7e5 
