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THE EAGLE. 
descending, proceeded to tear the flesh from the 
bones, and devour the carcass at leisure. 
But, besides warm-blooded animals and birds, 
most, if not all the Eagle tribe, will readily feed on 
fish ; some sorts, indeed, prefer them, and live in 
the neighbourhood of large lakes on the sea-shore. 
THE SEA-EAGLE. 
Some of these birds are gifted with such extra- 
ordinary clearness of sight, that from a great height 
