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noble Eagle is seldom to be seen making its beau- 

 tiful gyrations over our heads. The hoarse croak 

 of the Raven is rarely heard, or its interesting flight 

 seen ; and the pretty little Owl (Strix passerina), 

 and the lesser Bittern, once so common, are only 

 looked at as objects of curiosity when accident- 

 ally met with. 



