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reloaded, and another, where a black cock was 
sprung and instantly pursued ; “ the eagle made 
several pounces in our view, but without success.”* 
Mr Thompson has given us the following infor- 
mation of the manner of hunting : — An Eagle 
was seen by Mr Adams, lately gamekeeper at 
Glencairn, in pursuit of a hare. The poor animal 
took refuge under every bush that presented 
itself, which, as often as she did, the Eagle 
approached the bush, so near as apparently to 
beat the top of it with his wings, and thereby 
forced the hare to leave her place of refuge. In 
this way she was eventually driven to open ground, 
which did not long avail, as the Eagle soon came 
up with and bore her off. Another anecdote is 
related on the authority of a sporting friend. 
“ When out hunting among the Belfast moun- 
tains, an Eagle appeared above his hounds as 
they came to fault on the ascent to Devis, the 
highest of the chain. As they came on the scent 
again, and were at full cry, the Eagle for a short 
time kept above them, but at length advanced 
and carried off the hare, when at the distance of 
from three to four hundred paces before the 
hounds.”f 
The distribution of this species extends over 
the northern parts of Europe ; but towards the 
* Montague, Supplement. 
t See Mag. of Zool. and Bot. vol. ii. p. 45. 
