Birds of prey fly higher than any other birds. Their eyesight is particularly acute, so that they may have a wide range in seeking for their prey. Vultures and buzzards generally prospect from a height of from a mile to a mile and a-half in the air. They poise above their victim, and drop on it noiselessly.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 18
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57Untitled Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 18
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