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of soutliem New York. It mip^rates northward in Feb- 

 ruary and Marcli, ])ut does not nest until ^[aj. Unlike 

 our other Hawks, it chooses a hollow tree for a home, 

 often taking possession of a Woodpecker's deserted hole. 

 It lays three to seven eggs, which are finely and evenly 

 marked with reddish brown. 



It is the Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks who are 



the real cidprits in Hawkdom. They feed almost exclu- 



Sharp-shinned Hawk, ^i^'^ly on birds, and, having once ac- 



Ao-i^ntn- r>/n.r. (juircd a taste for tender young broilers, 



Plate x\n. ^i^Qj ^j.Q r^p^ iQ make daily visits to the 

 hen yards. They are less often observed than the Hawks 

 previously mentioned, seeking less exposed perches and 

 soaring comparatively httle ; but, when seen, their slen- 

 der bodies and lono^ tails should aid in distino;uishini]j 

 them from the stouter, slower-flying Hawks. As a rule, 

 they are silent. It is difficult to explain the differences 

 between these and other Hawks \vith sufficient clearness 

 to prevent one's killing the wrong kind, but if the farmer 

 will withhold his judgment against Hawks in general, 

 and shoot only those that visit his poultry yard, he will 

 not go far astray. 



Coo])er's Hawk resembles the Sharp-shinned in color, 



but is about four inches longer, and its outer tail-feathers 



are about half an inch shorter than the 



oopers aw , ^liddle ones instead of beinc^ of equal 



Acci/fittr coojjt/'i. ~ ^ 



length. "With the preceding species it 

 may be kno^vn by its slender form, long tail, compara- 

 tively short wings, and long, thin tarsi or " legs." 



The Chinese and Japanese train Cormorants to fish 



American Osprey, ^^^ *^^^"b ^>^it the services of these birds 



Fandion /in/ in. (us would soou be at a discouut if the 



carol inensis. Qsprey could bc induced to work for a 



Plate XVIII. ^ , ^ ,,„ ^ . . . . 1 ^ .^ . 



master. W hat an m spiring sigiit it is 

 to see one plunge from the air uj^on its prey ! One can 



