GOLDEN EAGLE. A'quila chrysaetos. 



respect the laws of hospitality, and, provided that they are left unmolested, will spare the 

 flocks of their immediate neighbours, and forage for food at a considerable distance. 



In hunting for their prey, the Eagle and his mate mutually assist each other. It may 

 here be mentioned, that the Eagles are all monogamous, keeping themselves to a single 

 mate, and living together in perfect harmony through their lives. Should, however, one 

 of them die or be killed, the survivor is not long left in a state of widowhood, but 

 vanishes from the spot for a few days, and then returns with a new mate. As the rabbits 

 and hares are generally under cover during the day, the Eagle is forced to drive them 

 from their place of concealment, and manages the matter in a very clever and sportsman- 

 like manner. One of the Eagles conceals itself near the cover which is to be beaten, and 

 its companion then dashes among the bushes, screaming and making such a disturbance, 

 that the terrified inmates rush out in hopes of escape, and are immediately pounced upon 

 by the watchful confederate. 



The prey is immediately taken to the nest, and distributed to the young, if there 

 should be any eaglets in the lofty cradle. It is a rather remarkable fact, that whereas the 

 vultures feed their young by disgorging the food which they have taken into their crops, 



