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nest. Squirrels, rabbits, and all kinds of swimming and 

 wading birds fall a prey to its voracity. It frequently seizes 

 young lambs from the Hock, and several instances are on 

 record where it has snatched a baby left for a moment by 

 its mother and carried it away to its inaccessible home. 



The Eagle, 



2. When live food can not be obtained, it does not dis 

 dain to feed upon dead bodies. It will attack larger ani- 

 mals that have been disabled, aiming furiously at their eyes 



