168 INSESSORES. 



CHAPTER IX. 



INSESSORES: ACCIPITRES. 



WALK TO THE FIELDS HABITS OF DIFFERENT BIRDS TUR- 

 KEY BUZZARD VULTURE CONDOR EAGLE HAWK 



FALCON KITE HAWK OWL AND THE OWL. 



IF we look over the wide extent of our country, 

 washed by the bright waves of the Atlantic on the 

 one side, and by the blue waters of the Pacific on 

 the other, and stretching from the cold icy regions 

 of Hudson's Bay to the far-off boundaries of Texas 

 and California, we shall observe that its surface is 

 not only diversified with a charming variety of moun- 

 tains and valleys, hills and dales, table-lands and 

 prairies, but that each region is tenanted by an ani- 

 mated life in many respects peculiarly its own. This 

 is particularly noticeable with reference to birds ; 

 and although many species seem to enjoy a wide 

 range, extending during their migrations almost from 

 the extreme north to the extreme south, yet it will 

 be found that the summer haunts of most are gener- 

 ally restricted to certain localities, beyond which they 

 are seldom known to build their nest and rear their 

 young. This peculiarity will become more apparent 

 as we proceed with our description of some of the 

 most prominent species. 



We will now invite our readers to accompany us 



