The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-14
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HAGLES usually Erg IN oui-of.
II the-way places E1t recently
IL two American Gag es were
discovered housekeeping oniy ~
miles from Baltimore Accu med
10 living Ia the vicinity of water
they selected n tall pine tree near
the Maxoihy river as the site Tor
IN Immense nest
Building a huge structure o'
sticks az considerable height from
the Eround. several large white eggs
vcrc laid. and the two birds took
turns remaining on the nest for the
months period of Incubation. An
orulihologlsi who. risking attack.
scaled the tree numerous times was
fortunate enough 10 observe the two
young eaglcis from the time they
were hatched untll they few away
eleven weeks later.
Eagles and their many relatives
among the hawks and Vuliures are
distributed throushou; the world,
except over the open seas. the bar.
ren Antarctic continent. and the
smallest and most isolated o;
oceanic islands. Wherever found.
they appeal even 10 the novice IN
knowledge OF things outdoors be.
cause OF their manner OF llfc and
predatory habits Robust OF form
and strong 10 filght. they are re
marked AZ every appearance
The emblem % the Sumcrian city
OF IaERsh. In the third millennium
before the Christian Era. was an
eagle. which was engraved on the
tablets and seals % the leaders and
was carried as a military standard
by the army. An eagle also Ap-
peared on the seal OF the King OF
Ur. and continued In double headed
form In Hlttite art. on certain coins
OF the Nohammedsns. on the flags
OF Turkoman princes. and SO on
into modern times
The eagle symbol In probably De.
rived from forms similar 10 our
golden eagles or closely allied TO
that species as several species o,
that type are found In the regions
mentioned
Messenger Of Zeua
To early Greeks the eagle was
the messenger OF Zeus and the
only bird that dwelt in heaven-a
fancy based. perhaps. on the high
flying powers OF these birds. A all
yer eagle standing on a spear was
placed on the military standards OF
the leglons OF Rome. and this en-
blem has been used widely as a
conventional badge OF military pow
er. Today II Is a common decoration
on fagstafIs In many countries.
An American species OF this group,
the bald eagle. Is found In the de-
sign OF tho coat OF arms OF the
United States. which appears on the
Great Seal A representation OF II
Is blaEoned on many OF our coins
and decorations IL also appears on
the Presidents flag. and on the
Presidents seal In the bronze plate
on the floor OF the yestibule OF the
White House.
The nerce harpy eagle. n bird of
dauntless courage. called by the
Artecs -the winged wolf." Is en-
graved on the Official coat OF arms
and seal of Mexico and appears on
the flag OF that country. IL ls dis
tlnEulshable from our species by Its
prominently crested head
The eagles and their kin form the
group OF birds OF the order or Fai-
coniformes. which includes about
2Ss distinct species. with many ad-
ditlonal geographic races. so that In
all there are recognized somewhat
more than 700 living forms. The or
der Is divided Into four principal
families.
The eagles. hawks. kites. and
their relatives. forming the family
AccIpltridae. include the largest
number OF forms They are mainly
birds OF medium TO large size. with
broad wings. strong legs. feet armed
with sharp claws. and strongly
hooked bills. Many possess light.
colored eyes, which. with their &C
tive interest in any movement that
might Indicate possible prey. give
them a fierce and aggressive ap.
pearanee.
Their Methods OF Flight.
Flight In the hawklike birds va
ries considerably. according to the
kind Eagles, the large hawks, and
the vgitures. both OF the New and
Old worlds have bread wings
which they fEp slowly. Frequently
they scar wigh set wings, utilizing
air currents rising from the heated