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an eagle comes near. I never saw them attack an 

 uninjured and full grown goose or duck, but it 

 is quite possible that they kill many young birds. 

 They also kill many kinds of small mammals, and 

 the young of some of the larger species. They are 

 regular gluttons, and will gorge themselves till 

 they are unable to rise. I have killed three or 

 four with a stick, in that condition. One of them 

 had stowed away the whole of a twelve pound sal- 

 mon. They are very powerful on the wing, and 

 will lift and carry off a salmon of about ten 

 pounds. They feed largely on dead fish also, 

 picked up at low tide on the reefs and shoals. The 

 large green lump fish, cyclopterus lumpus, is a 

 favorite morsel. They are shy birds, but easily 

 caught in steel traps baited with fish. Both spe- 

 cies nest here and winter on the coast. 



