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ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 



there can be no question that in captivity these birds 

 live for a very considerable time. When supplied with 

 sufficient food they appear to have all that is requisite 

 to their existence, and live perfectly contented with 

 their lot. 



In former times the Golden Eagle was occasionally 

 employed in falconry ; but the indocility of its dispo- 

 sition, added to the fatigue of carrying so large a bird 

 upon the fist, rendered it by no means a favourite among 

 the adepts in that noble art. It is said, however, that 

 it still continues to be trained for this pupose in cer- 

 tain districts of Persia and Hindoostan; and that the 

 Kirghees, who inhabit the north-eastern shores of the 

 Caspian Sea, avail themselves of its services in the 

 chase of deer with considerable advantage. 



