The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
LORD LILFORD'S BIRDS.
Twelve Varieties of Eagles in
NaturaIist's Collection.
From the Westminster Gazette.

From the Westminster Gazette.
The late Lord Lilford was great natur-
alist, and the grounds of Lilford Hail.
near Northampton, contain an extraord-
nary collection of birds and beasts from
all parts of the world. ~. A. Owen" spent
a fortnight there not very long ago, and
in the September Pail Mall Gazette gives
an account of what he saw. Among Inc
denizens of the grounds is Barbara Az
lem" which was Lord Lilfords taYonle
goshawk. The bird. which came from
France has taken several hundred raU'
bits in her time there, besides other quar-
ry, and as many as twelve OF the tormel
in one morning. After her autumn mouN
she is flown; this rabbit-hawking IS pFac
ticed from the end of her moult to the eIu
of April A good goshawk strikes IaU,
bit by driving a hind claw into the spina.
marrow, paralyzing the animal, ana uOeo o
not, as represented in a recent WORK, taA'
1t by the hinder part. Under hne oIg &c
dar, at the corner of the terrace gardens
Barbara has her perch, in the compan! "
three peregrlne falcons.
An interesting sight near the court .
the large eagle yard In all II colit Iaia,
about twelve species of eagles, pesIue,
vultures, buzzards, hawks ana olhels
the falconidae. The patriarch OF the edeiI9
a female whitetailed or sea eagle, conInlOD
ly called the erne, had been taken lion,
nest in the Comeragh Mountains, Coulss
Waterford, in the spring of 1904 anu shs
was received at Lilford in July OF Wv
same year. She looks likely to live ioL t s%a
ty years longer; and, although at mrs. on
was very savage, she is now qulte .'i 10
There is a large black vulture' WIZ" Iva
been there since 1869, which usuaiy .tar
two eggs every March. This, the Wa 80
says, is a decided wag of blrd' siiS .'sv /,
adopted an affected and most conliC - IN
Of walking, mincing about ana hoium 1 Gan.
her great wings about her as ski S"ILs
Ger does her volumnious folds. Inc I'm
who visit the aviaries are always chS'
at this show-off for their benefit. .d.
The Character of Lord Llioru - in
lection was a raven taken from lssbln
Northern Spain. and given to ms ~
twenty years ago. 1t was called san a,
This name he used often TO rePe.t.tly
though proud of it; and he very qulssra
made himself at home on the lawn ~ Inc
large old beech, at the west coIllel ,,oint
house. This bird always made e tba
of meeting any one who came out u nan
hall door, and If it happened to De .if Of
or a boy Sankey had proVoklhs ni.e, al
Selling him by the trousers or pecN PEN, nm.
his shoe leather; but he was never ~ ,or.
gallant as to attack any feminine ir,sys
les. Any dog. large or small ne Under
went for, gave a vigorous dig at lls racnre
parts, and then retired TO some Ssris.
point from which he would bark III ~ seo
ion at his irrlta.ed enemy. Some yealsb
raven was brought from the SUI ts life
Spain, and the last part of SanheS AZ
was spent In companionship with oHV Nd
his own kind When Sankey died nc
been at Lllfo-d Hall seventeen years
az
Lord Salisbury Is daily In recel Of
hundreds OF kilograms from al p@. in.
the United Kingdom. begging MN "
tervene on behalf OF the Armenlans.