THE GOLDEN EAGLE. 
Among birds, the Eagle is usually considered 
to hold the same place that the Lion does 
among beasts. Buffon has drawn between them 
a parallel which displays his usual eloquence. 
“ Magnanimity,” says he, “ is equally conspi- 
cuous in both ; they despise the small animals, 
and disregard their insults. It is only after a 
series of provocations, after being teased with 
the noisy or harsh notes of the raven or mag- 
pie, that the Eagle determines to punish their 
temerity or their insolence with death. Be- 
sides, both disdain the possession of that pro- 
perty which is not the fruit of their own indus- 
try ; rejecting with contempt the prey which 
is not procured by their own exertions. Both 
are remarkable for their temperance. This spe- 
cies seldom devours the whole of his game, but, 
like the lion, leaves the fragments and offals to 
other animals. Though famished for want of 
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