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Size, large; eyes, not surrounded by radiated disk of feathers; 

 plumage, black or dark brown; hind toe, short; claws, not sharp; 

 head, bare in adult. Family CATHARTID^E. Vultures. 



See page 141. 



^#^. ... 



AIR? 



Eyes, not surrounded by radiated disk of feathers, as in the Owls; 

 toes, armed with talons; head, not bare. 



Family FALCONID^. Hawks, Falcons, Eagles, etc. 



See page 143. 



Eyes, surrounded by 

 radiated disk of feathers; 

 plumage, soft; bill, hooked; 

 toes, armed with talons. 



(a) Middle toe nail with comb-like edge. 



FAMILY ALUCONID^. Barn Owls. 



See page 157. 



(b ) Middle toe nail without comb-like edge. 



Family STRIGIDiE. Horned Owls, Hoot Owls. 



See page 155. 



