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Show cause she did not emerge from the bushes. After n time the eagle, disgusted dis-gusted with the failure of Its tactical move, flew on In search of easier prey. Eagle Drcps "Bombs" to Scare Prey in Hiding Cheyenne. Yyo. Tales of an eagle which dropped bombs to scare its prey from bushes were brought to Cheyenne Chey-enne recently by Adolph llamin, of the Wyoming District Biological survey. sur-vey. The story was related to Hanim by rancher living south of Rock Springs, who said he saw the "bomber" in action. The eagle, according to the rancher, ranch-er, first was seen pursuing a sage hen. The hen scurried Into a narrow gulch and concealed herself in a clump of bushes. The eagle hovered over the gully for a time, then flew to a rocky ledge near the gulch and seized a large stone in its talons. Carrying the rock, the bird flew over the spot where the hen had disappeared and dropped the "bomb." Wheeling in the air, the eagle swooped over the bushes, evidently expecting the hen to run into the open. The hen, however, apparently was familiar with such tactics, be- |