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BRITISH BIRDS'. 
young : at this feafon the return of the fmaller birds 
affords plenty of prey, and he can with eafe provide 
for the fuflenance of himfelf and his mate : at o- 
ther times they unite their exertions, and are al- 
ways feen clofe together, or at a fhort diflance 
from each other. Thofe who have an opportunity 
of obferving their motions, fay, that the one beats 
the bufhes, whilfl the other, perched on an emi- 
nence, watches the efcape of the prey. They of- 
ten foar out of the reach of human fight ; and not- 
withflanding the immenfe diflance, their cry is flill 
heard, and then refembles the barking of a fmall 
dog. Though a voracious bird, the Eagle can en- 
dure the want of fuflenance for a long time. A 
common Eagle, caught in a fox trap, is faid to 
have palTed five whole weeks without the leaft 
food, and did not appear fenfibly weakened till 
towards the laft week, after which a period was 
put to its exiflence. 
