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VESTEBRATES. 



square called Rohneli, below the castle, there to receive the alms 

 of fresh meat left them by the legacies of wealthy and great men." 

 This is extraordinary indeed, Mohammedans leaving legacies to 

 vultures ! 



The appearance of this bird is peculiarly horrid and repul- 

 sive. The face is naked and wrinkled ; the eyes are large and 

 black ; the beak black and hooked ; the talons large and extend- 

 ing ready for prey; and the whole body polluted with filth. These 

 are characteristics calculated to made the beholder shudder with 

 horror. 



The G-olden Eagle is a bird jaf very considerable size, 

 measuring in length about three feet, and between the extremities 



Qolden Eagle. 



of its extended wings seven feet and a half. How poble must be 

 the appearance of this imperial bird, when flying in its stately 



