Identifier: birdlore241922nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THE FOURTH YEAR THE FEATHERS OF THE HEAD. NECK AND TAIL CAME IN WHITE A Prince of the House of Eagles 333 Arriving home permission was secured from the State Game Warden tokeep the bird and every arrangement was made for his comfort and safety. Alarge park was set aside for his exclusive use in which are rocks and old stumps.A roomy, warm shelter was built for his use in cold weather, but he seems toprefer the open the greater part of the year. He delights in summer stormsand at such times will mount the highest rock where he will clap his big wings,jump up and down and scream in an ecstasy of joy, and the fiercer the thunder,the stronger the wind and the heavier the downpour, the more he enjoys it.He was named Me-giz-ze-was in honor of the Indian who found him. His food consists of squirrels, rabbits, rats, fish, and an occasional chicken;in fact, he eats any kind of meat but it must be strictly fresh as he will nottouch anything that is tainted. He is very keen-eyed and nothing esca

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