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eggs or young of this eagle must be prepared 

 to ward off the attack of the female, who, as 

 is usual among birds of prey, is larger, bolder 

 and more powerful than the male. At Lahore 

 the writer saw a tawny eagle stoop at a man 

 who had climbed a tree and secured the eagle's 

 eggs. She seized his turban and flew off with 

 it, having inflicted a scratch on his head. 

 For the recovery of his turban the egg-lifter 

 had to thank a pair of kites that attacked the 

 eagle and caused her to drop that article 

 while defending herself from their onslaught. 



