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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



be no doubt that their longevity is far more remarkable 

 than that of any other family of the feathered tribes. 



These birds, even when kept for some years in confine- 

 ment, evince great restlessness both in the morning- and 

 evening-, the times at which in their wild state they leave 

 and return to their nest. This peculiarity is likewise 

 noticeable in Golden Eagles which have never tasted the 

 sweets of liberty at all, but have been taken from the nestJ^ 



