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When on the perch it droops it's wing always, 

 as if the muscles of the lower parts were too 

 heavy, except when used in flight. Among 

 trained hawks this drooping of the wing is con- 

 sidered a sign of an ill-tempered bird. In the 

 illustration, the bird is angry and alarmed. 

 When quiet she has a smooth snake-like head 

 and neck. A dark-coloured Imperial-eagle 

 from Spain was brought into the collection in 

 1896. Some of these birds were companions 

 of the Harrow days. Mr. Bushell, his house 

 master, kindly allowed an aviary, for a certain 

 number of eagles, to be constructed in his 

 garden, and the perseverance with which Dan 

 maintained his birds under all the disadvantages 

 of school life is remarkable. Here is his por- 

 trait as a boy, in his Harrow hat and coat, 

 with his spotted-eagle ; the bird is sitting for 

 its picture quite obediently. A funny little 

 story is told of these Harrow days. Dan and 

 his brother were collecting birds eggs and skins 

 together. They secured from Scarboro' a some- 

 what rare bird, and could not come to an 

 agreement as to its proper name. They heard 

 that a certain distinguished Professor was 

 staying with one of the Harrow masters, so 

 the two boys rushed over with their skin to 

 beg him to decide the difficult question, and 



