North Carolina standard., 1850-11-06
CAROLINA MORNING. NOVEMBER $780,

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Gmard looked rather shy at the bird, and so did the
I'D al Guard, as much as to say you have no bu.
s;oass here [ asked the dog 10 be let loose to
see what he would do, when my friend replied
r. he is let loose, he will kill the eagle in an in
S,nt NV reply was "Never mind" we'll know
inc that it was much easier said than done Guard
was let loose, and in an instant sprang on the ca
ole a1ing a whole moulhful of feathers out of
him; but in attempting to get another mouthful
The eagle got hold of Guard by the neck with one
of his talons then the side with the other, Guard
CRYING and bowling in most piliful manner all
the while. Poor Guard would not have lasted
long we're we not so close to him, and by chok.
ing the eagle, and with the assistance of pliers
succeeded in rescuing the poor dog. The claws
of the eagle met in the dogs neck. l really be-
keve if he had been left for fifteen minutes longer
he would have made good meal of the brave
Quad.
There is scarcely a precipitous rock or high
headllnd on this coast where one or more of this
species do not breed They also build in the
islands of fresh water lakes, and in the high rocks
which oVerhang many of the inland seas. The
nest is composed Of sticks and moss. When sticks
are not convenient they supply the place with
dried tanglps and seaweed. They Law two white
eggs with sometimes few small red spots on the
rourd end. The eggs are about the size of the
golden eagles bu: more oval in form In the
wild slate this eagle Is said to be more partial to
fish than flesh, and on the many solitary streams
in this country they feed uxurian,ly on large bull
trout and salmon, which they take on their spawn
ing beds.
have repeatedly taken the eggs of this species
from their nests. which in general much more
accessible than that of the golden eagle, though in
some Instances equally as difficult. Stonehead,
Capewrath, Farouthept, Whilenhead, and Dun
nethrad, are sure to have one or more pairs breed
ing in their rocks every season My Fl lend, John
Wooley, Esq, of Derbyshire, an indefatgable nat
uralst and thorough gentleman, visited the north
last April in search of birds eggs. I acci-
denlaIly met him at the hotel in Thurso, and next
day accompanied him to the eagles nest at Dun
nelhead. On our way thither he spoke of going
down the rock for the eggs but, pardon me,
thought he had come from too tame country TO
think of going down such awful precipice
Dunnethead is a rock TO the east of Thurso, and
is at least 400 feet high. and where the white
swelling breakers resonnd against the rocks in
awful magniicence. Ind, ed, few men can ven-
tureto look over the precipice. However, if my
friend did not choose to GO down for the eggs, l
would and volunteered TO go for him, but heGe-
cIined my Offer, and would rather go himself We
had brought Top' from Thurso sufficiently strong
to hold bullock and three men 10 hold on whilst
was to stand on the brink OF the rock to see how
lashed him to the rope, and down he
went and in few minutes-to my deight-held
one Of the eggs in his hand Alter collecting
few Of the materials Of which the nest was CON-
posed gave directions to the men above TO haul
up " hen he soon arrived safely at the top MIR.
WScley went down many rocks equally difficult
afterwards Indeed, think he would undertake
to 90 up or down many rocks in the country, how
ever high or inaccessible, were an eagles nest Of
ferec him as the prize.
The length of an adult female is thirty-three
inches, the male considerably shorter the breadth
of wing frequently eight feet; the beak light
horn and eyes yellow; the body ashley grey; the
legs bare below the knee joint. straw-velow col
or, hrge and scaly; claws black. Young birds
have the whole of the body light brownish
grey tail brown, tail feathers edged with grey
the white tail does appear until the third year.
Two specimens in nv collection the one an
old grew bird with tail as white as snow, the
other young fem,Ie two years old, as described
above Cor of Bells Life in London