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. hare ; ‘the neft was quite se, and about two os 
ae pee 
There are other Eagles, called Sea Bales, and 
Ofpreys. They live upon fih, which they take - 
_ by darting down upon them as the fifth are {wim- 
ming near the furface of the water. Pheir “e 
have no feathers. 5 
‘Fhe Olprey builds its. wef on the round 
among reeds, and lays three or four eggs; its 
outward toe eafily turns backwards, and the sie 
of that toe is larger than the claw of the inner 
toe, which is very ufeful to the Ofprey for holding 
the fifth, which are flippery. 
’ Befides thefe, there is the Bald ite at of North 
& | Carolina, which was one of the Englifh fettlements 
in North America. The Bald Eagles breed all 
: the year round; for when the young are covered 
with down, the old Eagle lays eggs in the neft, and 
leaves them to be hatched sel he warmth of the 
- Eaglets. 
The Bald Eagles cannot fly very f , but there | 
are fithing hawks in America, which plunge: into 
the water, and catch the fifh: the Bald Eagle 
watches them, and whilft the hawk is loaded 
with his prey, flies afterhim. ‘The hawk is afraid, 
and, to.efcape, lets fall the fifh, and the Eagle 
catches it before it reaches the water. ‘The Bald 
ee < | Eagle 
