Synopsis of Orders and Families. 



Family 36. FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 

 FALCONID/E. 



Nostrils opening in a cere at the base of the bill; hook of 

 bill and claws well developed; plumage firm and close; 

 tarsus usually largely bare. 



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^J\fat Size, 



BARN OWL. 

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