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to killing a lamb occasionally, and therefore they are not beloved by our 
squatters. Recently two eagles were seen to chase a hare into a fallen 
log. One of the eagles took up a perch on a tree close by, the other went 
round and round the log and worried the hare until it rushed out wildly 
in the hope of escaping by flight. The eagle on the watch swooped down 
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upon it and caught it the instant it left cover, and then the pair had a 
terrific quarrel over the spoils. 
VULTURE HABITS. 
There are two or three magnificent specimens of vultures in the 
great aviary. The largest is a female Griffin vulture, a very pale grey 
in color. Her mate was a fine black-plumaged bird, with a white neck. 
