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reloaded, and another, where a black cock was 

 sprung and instantly pursued ; " the eagle made 

 several pounces in our view, but without success."* 



Mr Thompson has given us the following infor- 

 mation of the manner of hunting : An Eagle 

 was seen by Mr Adams, lately gamekeeper at 

 Glencairn, in pursuit of a hare. The poor animal 

 took refuge under every bush that presented 

 itself, which, as often as shs did, the Eagle 

 approached the bush, so near as apparently to 

 beat the top of it with his wings, and thereby 

 forced the hare to leave her place of refuge. In 

 this way she was eventually driven to open ground, 

 which did not long avail, as the Eagle soon came 

 up with and bore her off. Another anecdote is 

 related on the authority of a sporting friend. 

 " When out hunting among the Belfast moun- 

 tains, an Eagle appeared above his hounds as 

 thej' came to fault on the ascent to Devis, the 

 highest of the chain. As they came on the scent 

 again, and were at full cry, the Eagle for a short 

 time kept above them, but at length advanced 

 and carried off the hare, when at the distance of 

 from three to four hundred paces before the 

 hounds. w f 



The distribution of this species extends over 

 the northern parts of Europe ; but towards the 



* Montague, Supplement. 



t See Mag. of Zool. and Bot. vol. ii. p. 45. 



