ZO ACCIPITKES. 



The plumage of the young birds is often very 

 different from that of the adults^ a circumstance 

 which has caused the number of species to be mis- 

 takenly multiplied. They make their nests of dried 

 sticks among rocks or in tall trees^wherein they lay 

 from two to five eggs. The females are generally 

 larg'er than the males, but inferior to them in the 

 beauty of their plumage. 



This family includes the Caracaras, the Buzzards, 

 the Eagles, the Falcons, the Kites, the Sparrow- 

 hawks, and the Harriers. 



^Cir^' 



