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can only be described as mottled, for from the head down- 

 wards there was quite an irregular mixture of light and dark 

 over the whole body, while the tail was in that ugly grey 

 state when it is passing from brown to pure white. The two 

 young ones were not jvery large, but the old bird first killed 

 was a remarkably fine specimen. 



The eagles, too, are merely winter visitors and will soon 

 leave us; but when the migratory birds all return to their 

 usual haunts there will be fresh life and movement to observe, 

 concerning which I shall have something to say in due 

 course. 



