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GENUS 2, . Po Ab CO, 
THE FAL CO W. 
~The whole beak of the Falco kind is hooked; it hasa_ 
cere, which is a naked waxy fkin, that covers the bafe 
: of the beak. The noftrils are {mall, oval, and’ placed in 
the cere. : : 
. _ The head 1S clofely covered with feathers ; and = 
tongue is divided at the point. The legs and feet are 
- be 
HERE are many ingies ‘of the Siine 
| genus, Viz. Eagles, ples: Soh Buzzards, 
Hawks and Kites. i ie 
There are Eagles in every quarter of the world; 
in Europe, Afia, Africa, and America. 
‘The Eagle can fee farther and better than any 
bird; but cannot fmell fo well as the Vulture. : 
“Tt never eats any thing which it does not kill 
itfelf; and when it has eaten as much as it wants - 
at once, ‘jt flies away, and does not come back» 
‘to the fame thing any more.——So that the Eagle 
is not near ly fo greedy as the Vulture. 
Eagles carry away fawns, and kids, atid lambs, a 
and hares, and rabbits, and partridges, and a great 
many other little animals, to feed their young 
