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CHAPTEE YI. 
Eagle and Hawk Tribe. — H Wild Eagle ; Tamed — Muscular 
Powers of — Carry off Children, Lambs, etc. — Somtimes Killed 
on the Wing by Weasels. — Battle between Cat and Eagle. — 
How caught when Fishing. — Voracity of. — Nests. — Singular 
mode of Capturing their Prey. — Bird of Washington. — Eagle 
Traps. — Feathers of, Prized. 
Table II. Order I. — Rapacious Birds. 
EAGLES AND HAWKS. 
W E Lave classed Eagles and Hawks together ; for though 
not exactly similar in their form and habits of life, there 
is still a great resemblance ; they 
are for the- most part wild, savage 
birds, and may be compared to 
the Lions, Tigers, and all that fa- 
mily of four-footed animals, prey- 
ing upon others, and tearing them 
to pieces for their food. 
The Eagle stands first and fore- 
most amongst them, for though 
one or two of the Vulture tribe 
are a little larger, none can com- 
pare with the well-named King 
of Birds. Those who have only 
seen an Eagle in confinement, can form little idea of what he 
is in his natural state, amongst the rocks and mountains in 
which he takes up his abode — a situation in which we were 
once fortunate enough to be very near one of these noble 
birds. In climbing some high precipices in the volcanic district 
