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NATURAL HISTORY 
EAGLE. 
The Golden Engle is the largest and the 
noblest of nil those birds that have received 
the name of Eagle. It is three feet long; 
the extent of its wings is seven feet, and the 
bill is three inches long. The whole of the 
body is of a dark brown ; and the feathers on 
the back arc finely clouded with a deeper 
shade of the same colour. The legs are 
yellow, short, and very strong, being three 
inches in circumference. 
In general these birds' are found in moun* 
tainous countries, and breed among the lofti- 
est cl ills. They choose those places which 
are remotest from man, being contented ra- 
ther to pursue the wild gome in the forest, 
than to risk their safety to satisfy their 
hunger. 
