IN THE ALASKA- YUKON GAMELANDS 



I found a patch a foot square on the side of the 

 belly denuded of hair, apparently picked off with 

 the bill. The entrails were found just as I had 

 left them the evening before, untouched, while 

 the opening in the body had also not been 

 touched. Where the hair was picked off the skin 

 was unharmed, the object in tearing off the hair 

 apparently being one of mischief rather than of 

 food supply. The other two rams were damaged 

 similarly to the one just described, the skin on 

 the bodies in no case being punctured — a pretty 

 sure indication that the eagles of Alaska, altho 

 prevailing in great numbers, do not suffer much 

 from scarcity of food. 



Later, when we returned to camp and de- 

 scribed the work of the eagles, one of the men 

 remarked that it was no wonder — after leaving 

 the animals out over night without dressing 

 them. It seemed to be the impression also 

 among others with whom I later conversed on 

 the subject that eagles would damage undressed 

 animals, but not those which had been dressed. 

 However, this theory is proven false by the fact 

 that the one which I gralloched was spoiled the 

 worst, while they left unharmed one which had 

 not been dressed. 



As three of these specimens were useless to 

 the museum, it was arranged that I should take 

 the two killed by me as personal trophies and 

 Harry the remaining one. Their usefulness for 



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