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""St, were found to he remarkably large, capable, \ylien 
opened, of admitting the end of the finger, and contained 
**■ *argc quantity of white greasy matter, and some pure 
S^Pllowoil; the gall was in small quantity. The niiraerous 
'involutions and length of the intestines surprised me ; 
"'nen carefully extended, they measured within an lucli 
i' two of nine feet, and were no thicker than those ot 
vobin ' The crop, or craw, was middle-sized, and 
J'intained a nearly dissolved fish ; the stomach was a 
H'e ohloiie- nouch, caiiahle of considerable distension, 
" as also filled with half digested fish : no appearance 
i' n iiinscnlar gizzard. . , , 
the descriptions of European naturalists, it would 
Appear, that this bird, or one near akin to it, is a 
'‘ntive of the eastern continent in summer, as far north 
Siberia • the bald buzzard of Turtoii almost exactly 
^•■eciiig with the present species in size, colour, and 
Ndhors with the exception of its breeding or making 
Qest among the reeds, instead of on trees. Mr Bewick 
^'^^jUias fig, wed and described ^his bird 
,‘’':lerThranpeUatioii of the Osprey, Niys, that “ it 
''""ds on the ground, among reeds, and lays three or 
four 
grounu, .iiiieug , s , r 
eggs of an elliptical form, rather less than those ot 
hen.” This difference of habit may he owing to 
•''“'tieular local circnnistanccs, such deviiffious being 
among many of our native birds. The Italians 
said to compare its descent upon tl'e "wter to a 
of lead tailing upon that element; and distinguish 
%tlie name of aquiia piumbina, or the 
United States it is every where denominated the 
f^^'‘-^awk, or fishing-hawk, a name truly expressive ot 
regular arrival of this noted bird at the vernal 
vXn^W busy season of fishing commences, 
*'^ds peculiar interest to its first appearance, and pro- 
'{J'es it many a henedictiou from the tishermeii. With 
following lines, illustrative of these circumstances, 
shall conclude its history : — 
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