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white amongst their plumage, while the old birds 

 are of a uniform dark colour. The young birds 

 retain the white for some months after they are 

 hatched, and only last September I saw one which 

 was quite easily identified as a young bird, 

 although it must have left the eyrie more than 

 two months previously. 



YOUNG EAGLE CROUCHING IN EYRIE. 



The Golden Eagle preys chiefly on Grouse, Ptar- 

 migan, and mountain hares. A short while ago a 

 friend and I were crossing from Kingussie to Braemar. 

 On the low-lying moors any number of Grouse were 

 met with ; but as soon as we reached the home 

 of the eagles far up the glen, scarcely a Grouse was 

 seen, while we noticed at least three Eagles soaring 

 round and round in search of prey. The Golden 

 Eagle will rarely attack the Hoodie Crow, but will 



