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cause of its allowing itself to be ajiproached within 
gun-shot. On opening it for the purpose of stuffing, 
the smell was excessively offensive. Another bird, 
apparently of the same species, was seen near the 
place where this was killed, but evaded pursuit. It 
was of the smallest kind, measuring only, from the 
tip of the beak to the end of the tail, two feet three 
inches ; and from the tip of one wing to the tip of 
the other, five feet, six inches and a half: whereas, 
the great Condor of South America is sometimes 
found to measure nearly twelve feet from tip to tip 
of the wings, when spread out. 
We next come to the Hawk tribe, which includes 
a great variety of species, of different sizes from the 
largest, not much less than an Eagle, to the smallest, 
not much larger than a Blackbird. They differ, too, 
very greatly in disposition ; some, like the Eagles, 
being all fire, spirit, and courage, while others are 
dull and cowardly, and, compared with the first- 
mentioned, are what Vultures are to Eagles. The 
chief distinguishing marks between the really-called 
Falcons or Hawks and true Eagles are, in the form 
and shape of the beak, and length of the outer 
feathers in the wing. The beak of an Eagle is com- 
paratively long, terminating in a hook ; whereas, 
BEAK OF THE EAGLE. 
