HA WKS. 



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Stories are told of small birds taking refuge with 

 men, and of hawks so bold that they have pursued 

 their prey into a barn or even an open window. 



Fig. 45. — Head of Hawk. 



The fate which awaits a bird whom the hawk 



overtakes is terrible enough to explain the silent 



fright which a hawk's appearance produces. In a 



Fig. 46. — Foot of Hawk. 



crowded city street I saw a hawk catch a sparrow 

 and carry him screaming with pain and terror to the 

 limb of an elm. The poor little fellow was dead, the 

 sharp claws having pierced his breast. The hawk 



