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at a great distance. But in the descriptions of these writers this 
bird has been so frequently confounded with the Osprey, as to leave 
little doubt that the habits and manners of the one have been often 
attributed to both ; and others added that are common to neither. 
The Bald Eagle may be tamed, so as to become quite sociable, 
permitting one to handle it at pleasure, and even seeming pleased 
with such familiarities. The Hawks, on the contrary, are apt to 
retain their savage nature under the kindest treatment, and, like 
the cat, will frequently remind one, on the slightest provocation, to 
beware of those powerful weapons with which nature has provided 
them. 
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