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cold and wind ; and if needed, a fire-place, together with a 

 chimney, may be added ; for provided the eagle sees nothing, 

 he is exceedingly fearless. Loop-holes, of some six to eight 

 inches iji diameter, at a few inches above the level of the 

 ground, should be made in various places in the upper part 

 of the hut ; the entrance to which should be situated on the 

 contrary side to that on which the carrion is placed. A 

 withered tree, with a few branches attached, should, by 

 rights, be set up within easy range of the hut, as it not 

 unfrequently happens that the eagle, before pouncing on his 

 prey, will settle upon it. In case of such a tree being 

 provided, an aperture must be made in the roof, that, let 

 the bird perch on which branch he may, the shot will be sure 

 to reach the mark. 



" Towards the end of October, or beginning of November, 

 a dead horse, cow, or other animal of some size, must be 

 placed within gun-shot of the hut ; but until such time as 

 the first snow falls, the carcase must be protected by Gran- 

 ris, to prevent wolves, foxes, &c., from devouring it. So 

 soon as snow falls, however, the covering must be removed, 

 and constant watch be kept. One should take post in the 

 hut before sunrise the appetite of the eagle being then 

 always the keenest. Soon after noon he also visits the 

 carrion ; and if he has been seen there at that time, one may 

 be quite certain of shooting him on the following morning. 



" When an eagle is killed, one ought to allow him to remain 

 undisturbed where he fell, for it not unfrequently happens that 

 there may be three or four more of these birds in the imme- 

 diate vicinity of the hut ; and if they have once discovered 

 the lurking enemy, they will know how to avoid him. An 

 eager, and, as regards this species of amusement, inex- 



