92 Wild Bird Guests 



to make him discredit the truth concerning the 

 birds of prey. 



Dr. A. K. Fisher, America's greatest authority 

 on our hawks and owls, divides them into four 

 classes, as follows: 



(i) Species wholly beneficial. 



Rough-legged hawk, ferruginous rough-leg or 

 squirrel hawk, and the four kites — the white- 

 tailed kite, Mississippi kite, swallow-tailed kite, 

 and everglade kite. 



(2) Species chiefly beneficial. 



Most of our hawks and owls, including: 

 marsh hawk, Harris hawk, red-tailed hawk, 

 red-shouldered hawk, short-tailed hawk, white- 

 tailed hawk, Swainson hawk, short-winged hawk, 

 broad-winged hawk, Mexican black hawk, 

 Mexican goshawk, sparrow hawk, Audubon 

 caracara, barn owl, long-eared owl, short-eared 

 owl, great gray owl, barred owl, western 

 owl, Richardson owl, Acadian owl, screech owl, 

 flammulated screech owl, snowy owl, hawk owl, 

 burrowing owl, pigmy owl, ferruginous pigmy 

 owl, and elf owl. 



(3) Species in which beneficial and harmful 

 qualities about balance: 



Golden eagle, bald eagle, pigeon hawk, Rich- 

 ardson hawk, aplomado falcon, prairie falcon, 

 and great horned owl. 



