The Whisky Insurrection was a revolt in America against the execution of a Federal excise law, which came to a head in western Pennsylvania in August, 1794, and was suppressed the same year. Scarcity of cash in the wild districts of North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania, had made distillation the chief means of support among the mountaineers, whisky being used as a medium of exchange. The excise law was passed on March the 3rd, 1791. During the next three years there were constant protests and insurrectionary mass meetings headed by one Bradford. William Findley, John Smilie and Albert Gallatin were the quieter leaders. Revenue officers were tarred and feathered by Bradford and his followers, and there was a general state of lawless opposition despite the efforts of Findley and Gallatin. In October, 1794, 15,000 militia were ordered out by President George Washington, and under General Henry Lee marched into western Pennsylvania, and the revolt was promptly suppressed. Bradford fled the country, but a number of tlie ringleaders were arrested and imprisoned. The affair was important in the United States as exihibiting the power of the then new Federal Government. Research Whisky Insurrection
The Auxois is a rare breed of French heavy horse descended from the Burgundian-horse of the Middle Ages. The Auxois stands 15 to 16 hands high, and occurs in bay, roam and sometimes chestnut colours. The Auxois is lightly feathered, has enormous pulling capacity and is used for draught work. Research Auxois
The Bantam Fowl is a small but spirited breed of domestic fowl, first brought from the East Indies, supposed to derive its name from Bantam in Java. Most of the sub-varieties have feathered legs; but these are not to be preferred. In point of colour the black and nankeen varieties take the palm. A well-bred bantam does not weigh more than half a kilogram. Research Bantam
The buzzard is a group of twenty types of birds of prey belonging to the sub-family Buteoninae, distinguished by their rather slow and heavy flight, the short rounded head, and strongly curved beak.
The common buzzard (Buteo vulgaris} is distributed over the whole of Europe as well as the north of Africa and America. Its food is very miscellaneous, and consists of moles, mice, frogs, toads, worms, insects, etc. It is sluggish in its habits. Its length is from 50 to 55 cm.
The rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus), so called from having its leg's feathered to the toes, is also a native of Britain. Its habits resemble those of the common buzzard. The red-tailed hawk of the United States is a buzzard (Buteo boredits). It is also called the hen-hawk, from its raids on the poultry-yard. The genus Pernis, to which the honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) belongs, has the beak rather weaker than Buteo, but does not differ much from that genus. The honey-buzzard is so called because feeding specially on bees and wasps. Research Buzzard
The eagle-owl (Bubo ignavus) is a large and fierce owl which inhabits the wilder parts of Europe, Asia and North Africa. It is blackish brown above with yellowish markings, and has long head tufts and densely feathered toes. Research Eagle-owl
Eagle is the name given to several large birds of prey of the sub-family Aquilinoe of the great family Falconidae, which includes the eagles, falcons, and hawks. The eagle is popularly, though erroneously, regarded as the noblest and most courageous of the rapacious birds. In fact, as the eagle swoops down silently on suspecting prey without warning, it is neither noble nor courageous. The eagle soars to a greater height than any other European bird, from which circumstance the ancients considered it as the bird or messenger of Jove.
The genusAquila which includes the most typical eagles, is distinguished by its long and powerful bill, the curve commencing at the cere, by its wings reaching to the tip of the tail, and by its tarsi being feathered to the toes.
The imperial eagle (Aquila imperialis) of Central Europe is probably the species to which the popular belief in the courage, strength, and nobleness of eagles is to be traced. Aquila chrysaetus, the golden eagle, is the chief British species. It measures over 180 cm (6 feet) from tip to tip of the expanded wings, and 240 cm (8 feet) from the beak to the end of the tail. The adults have the body brownish, becoming darker with age; the feathers of the head and neck pointed, and of a golden-red hue. This species is found all over the northern hemisphere. It was once common in the Highlands of Scotland, but started becoming rare in the 19th century. The Kirghis and other tribes of Central Asia use the golden eagle to kill antelopes, foxes, and even wolves.
Another British eagle is the erne or sea-eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) found near the sea-coast or lakes, and feeding largely on fish. The general colour is greyish-brown, the head pale-coloured, the tail white.
The bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus), found in North America and North-east Asia, is the symbol of the United States, though Franklin deplored the selection on account of the bald eagle's mean and dishonest habit of robbing the industrious osprey of the fish it has caught. Like all members of the genus his diet is less restricted than that of the true eagles; and he even takes carrion. Another eagle (Circaetus gallicus), the serpent eagle, Or short-toed eagle, ranges through Southern Europe, Asia, and especially North Africa. In structure and habits this bird approaches the buzzards. Research Eagle
The Feathered Ear (Pachetra sagittigera) is a moth of the family Noctuidae with a wing span of between 35 and 45 mm found in the warmer parts of Europe and east through Asia to southern Siberia where it can be found in steppes and forest-steppes producing usually a single generation that flies from May to June, and rarely a second generation in August. Research Feathered Ear
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