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HawJv strike a Fish, immediately they take Wing and pursue 

 Her. The Fishing-Hawk as soon as she perceives herself pur- 

 sued, will Scream and make a most terrible Xoise, till at 

 length she lets fall the Fish, to make her own escape. 



The Gray Eagle, is much of the colour of our Kite or 

 Glead, it is not quite as large as the former, but Builds and 

 preys after the same manner, and is frequently to be met 

 with all over this Province. All these sorts of Eagles are 

 very sharp sighted, view their prey at great distances, and have 

 the best smell of all living Creatures. They are very bold 

 Thieves, and live to be very old, and die not for Age nor any 

 Sickness, but of meer hunger, by reason that the upper Beak 

 of their Bill is so far over grown, and turneth inward so much, 

 that they are not able to open it, to feed themselves. They 

 seldom seek their prey in the Forenoon, for they are found 

 sitting Idle and perched upon Trees all the Morning. It is 

 reported that the Quills or Feathers of Eagles laid amongst 

 those of other Fowls, will rot and consume them, which I have 

 not faith to believe. The Flesh, tho' scarce fit to be eaten, is 

 medicinal against the Gout ; the Bones of the Skull, in pow- 

 der, are good against the Megrim ; the Brain drank in Wine, 

 helps the Jaundice, and the Gall is of excellent use in most 

 disorders of the Eyes, and applied helps the bitings of Ser- 

 pents and Scorpions, &c. The Dung opens obstructions, and 

 applied outwardly, ripens Tumors and pestilential Buboes. 



The Fishing-Hawl's, are so called, from their continual 

 catching of Fishes on which they live. They may likewise 

 be called the Eagles Jach-all; for commonly after they have 

 taken their prey (as I have already observ'd,) they will flie 

 at a gTeat height in the Air, and cry and make a noise till 

 such time as the Eagle comes, and then they will let the Fish 



fall 



