The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27
HOME OF THE HARRY EAGLE.
THE STRONGEST. m NOr TUF ItBcrSr
or IMERTCiN HTRDS.


miles. the nnturalist may ma from SIM, in
sixty i've different species " palm tree. Viii
growing oranges nes. and almonds four v'rin.
ties oi haunnas; the Adunsonia and th' Arnt,u
trcr. win tlcir gigantic trunks; the most tnur.
niv' RI " the new world. including thei "a .r,-
niihs and the inguur: and the strongest If t,
the largest OF ali American birds for the for.
,ste OF southern McNico are the faNurt' hor,a
Of the hnrpy eagle tn king bird ct the western
continent.
The hnrpy eagle fhapyio dcsip,ioiy has been
shot IN ne InQhnIins OF Houihgrn Bolivia. IA
the forests of San Domingo. nnl oven in ihn
southern valleys of Chi f'rnia; but hunters nnv
range thUsr regions Tor years without alIlnx
to thcr trophicsth feather c9ronct y thraqud1
redl-thc King eaglc-ar the Spnninrds cull him
while every farmers boy of an Onxaca villn,e
knows On eyrir ortwo in the ncignboring crars.
which he Is ready 10 rob OF US caglcts or ts
largo white eggs for n couple ~ reals.
From ia" projecting rocks of the lower Sierra
en- any Dl,ght morning OF W. year. one maysee
in the clcar sky, or. wheeling In ascending cir.
clos over the misty ocenn Of foliage. and from
coast forests rcsound with the screams " tho
.ycr-hungry ,cnel"ts. In lhn spring Of 1875 The
Messrs, Me Allst"r& Go. of Very Cruz received
rom a MrNiran iri,md, a p4lrQi oallow harDics.
whi"h they took e. Philadelphia the h.N year.
waGrIe one Of then is new While the o'9cr
reached our Eastern State I believe. with ihe
exception OF n wounded old hen harry Of OK
traor'!lnary siz.. that WINS wounded aud shot
n,nr Tnmpico by Col. Gololz 9f tue Austro.
whore she died soon after her arrival citiet
from her wounds or the effects NJ the climate
The sQ-cal lrd harry in the city park q New Or.
leans has been recognized rs n Brazilian eagle
which. properly speaking Is no eagle NJ all. Int
like the Inemmer. Geycr oi SWITZERLAND. "a com.
promise u tween the falcon species and thcVul-
turo None of the repeated attempts 70 carry the
genuine harry eagle to northern Europe hus
succeeded. AS lar a. know. owing more prob
ably 10 its sensitiVeness to cold than 10 It's inn
patience of captivity. for the dg,ttld real is q
common pet IN The farm houses of southernand
On the Hacienda de Tuxpan one Of the horcl.
itary States Of the Mexican Church. saw,
among other curiusitics. "a tHme cugle that had
been kept in and near the inspector, house iot
upward Of ten years and had been 80 much in.
dulged in all big, whims That ne had cone &c
consider himself n privileged member Of the
household. He was IA fine specimen Of the
genuine crested king eagle. and gave No the
moral peculiarities OF his species. The Hur
pVia desirncior IL well equipped FIR lis work. \
most vicously curved beak thm can crush
man ilnger-bones without any special effort
and dislocate the neck OF squirrel monkey m
asnglc wrench; broad. compact wings moved
hv shoulder muscles Of enormous strength
and pair of stout legsthat terminate in claws
Of such extraordinary power and sharpness
that they leave. marks on the skin of any
leather q Mexican, saddle, Ike liz hiii
for the sake Of its feathers. | mean tot
the ieathrr-bed valu9 81 is plqmage by tag
four pounds OF soft. grayisl white down, be-
sides the stin wing and tail feather and lhe
pu 1 is su so .nstr 81 S' eompo and so Inv
inihrcated. that buckshot. striking the wings VI
nr IA to ,on,trni, ih' narts 'mn m,
or fnxnS ,rhih IN tLnir i"nih siriit,.,L. s,,e ~
what they mistake Tor the neck ~ their cuptnr
witch LarIl"s ihnir sfi,rts lin Inc win If tf,s
deStructor closes upon their own throdt>. Tbs
trn,cai ~ WOO ~ mi I'm s,it" If H. ~ ,c ,'
lis way through tie labyrinth Of forest trn',
and hanging vines with nmnzjns skill AMI
rnrclv lis - ris,s yin, :, ,h,nSmui n vn"i ,et
or n small mammal I'm II. claws after swnnnina
from It's uerch' or plunring lIks ~ meteor ron,
the clouds into tie Ieafv maze of the Gerd
'"Trht III. crov, coclo walk. in stir yronaoyz,
win his bond ernef anil lis 'rot, iir",vn HI
sr N cba n9n.I T s endy T Sn1 sws i
/ hnn1 iii.n n yiriUti- lurk hnlf ousus his vim,
ami PUSHES t. the encounter with a su.cessiCn
ures about tirec feet from IL crgsi 10 d. bass
strSfehed wims. rio male Il -om,v hnt smaller.
iui the strrne1h ~ the Iri. in Ir.p"rtion +, III
/ thn, buili1r is rsadier +" ntht ma nuteeaI,i- |
oi superior bulk than any other nnimal; IN /
sne.aking merely q tn, courage tc attack q fos
mast1r WITH vii Charge Scaee ' or sr bas t
nbii,lytS yrnnuish ~ vii ms 10 7ssnil Wr e'.
animals the nrst MI, belongs inli.nunily't,
Kills heavy "ll turkey t7,ks yn,iu% fawn,
sloths. fuil.growu fIA"s AMI bndp"iS' n,i,ii'c.
afspI Mo-. IN v.,, t ii.lk s.,.nv..,t La.
1Ti s',,i ~. ,cb 'yssi,,, ,Hi.
f ll. own nt l.a.i iLr,. times
/ Tho nI rnrl. ON ~ U1,,,5.Ia IL Titlta,, nn.
carel nat In a friru,liv ho,it but In M .rlal
combat th. strnul, -h,ih,t,l IL ~ n A. IL, i'or
ing farmer who V1.iini The Lgs,.i,i, nv rnI
ih1n. ma W.. Nriv ,.,nnIiish.i Lv s.1,nI l,n
thui 'ntnn Ia thn nil nf n. brnthSr Tho, ~
,yhn '"k.I a. If I H. Il ,.,,'.,,,,', r,l y, ,o IL 4
vrlv". n,anmu.j H. linn ~ i,t ~, ttF. "" ,,,,
iomc irrnm"f M tho r"aJiI,, W." '' a., W ,
n9st n,nr,nn ~, rH ~ , XXI i az
Rsi n deatb 'if rnm aan VIZ s II, r,t
No. ~, ~, IL 80. " II y 80 81. ' H. d;
i Xxx o u, n sn 'y nah n Tern o ana IN
AMI Ir"nst bad rn.,, iii ,,s, m NJ MINI, M.
I,rcnt LINZ, '''' "0o'' "'" "p'h l." ~ many u"'
A. IN rrtnrn Of prnsiler, Ju,r.y,, ,b Nf.vi.
cnn ennitni IN 1877 H., 49, i ,,ii ~. v q
s,t,,,l .in,,r,,I Ia, ,,rius ~ ,, ", IN
~ 4, sfihiiio Of ih Grnn1 Arrn Mon .ioi,s
Oh cook -Inrt.v ,yns ,'i,i,i t,.,tiI-t ~ N,',i.,n
lnN which mi h.,.i. I'm ,h',t tir'1, IN
H. h.,uurh, utv,, ,t' .ryl- I'm .o.,I t.,linn
triul. ana yer, mn h IN, liu,,l H. tL' mi NJ
ton ont of .1n,oln,'Iv I'll, bird ~ tnri IA
u.eccs. hut The mammal lid mo-, sur,iy. hil'
many minui :. having hrrn ltcr.,i,y lny,,.
from H. shoulders /, N" tin OF its nos.
| Prof. Erattle Stntn gcoloL ist ~ TnNns told me-
b. shot n l-lrpy eagle IN til, Jungle ,lti of III
Rio GE.nlc. hut failed T. capture H. though
10th t~ wings were broken AMI tho Nnol i-su.
inE itum II hoax EnNe uru0t OF severe INTERNAL
iniugies. H. this crippled con m the lr'
k"li the dogs nj lazy hv turning On - back. anl
'~nUflu. il claws after Tho manner DO