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four of these birds sitting on the dead tops of the old oaks 
after a successful hunt. The more the deer are pursued 
the greater is the number of eagles that appear, and if the 
trouble was taken to lay out a deer every week at a particular 
spot, and the birds not shot at, one could within a short time 
collect a very large number of eagles in this single preserve. 
In 1876 I exposed a deer in front of my hut on four occa- 
sions, and spent four mornings at the place, killing three 
“ Stein” Hagles and wounding one Sea-Hagle, which, unfor- 
tunately, got away. 
I have observed that the “Stein” Eagle also comes to 
carrion even when in quite a high condition, but this it does 
very reluctantly and only if much pressed for food. I have 
only once shot one of these birds at a dead horse, and on that 
day the ground was covered with several feet of snow, while 
the temperature had fallen below zero. 
One may say that this eagle is, as a rule, very fastidious, 
for as long as hunting promises to be successful it disdains all 
inferior food. If a deer is killed in the afternoon and laid 
in front of the decoy-hut just as it is getting dark, without 
its being gralloched or any trace of human hands left upon 
it, one can make sure of seeing a “Stein” Eagle on the 
following day. In the early morning, often before daybreak, 
it appears at the place; and the way to make still more 
sure of a meeting with the bold robber is to place an Hagle- 
Owl near the dead game, and then jealousy and an innate 
hatred of its nocturnal foe is added to its greediness for the 
feast. In this way I have killed six of these eagles, two of 
them in one day, and even within one hour. 
It is a mistake to think that the “Stein” Eagle is an ex- 
cessively shy and cunning bird, for, conscious of its powers, 
it is bold, quick, and impatient, and can therefore be easily 
deceived and lured into danger. 
When it is quietly sitting on a tree and becomes aware of 
