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CITIZEN BIRD 



and brown-barred tail, who flew over the bay and 

 dived into the water. 



" It's the Fisherman Bird," said Olaf . " Some call 

 it the Fish Hawk and others the Osprey. They say 

 it lives all over North America, bnt it goes far sonth 

 in winter, and wdien it comes ])ack in spring we know 



the fish are running again ; 

 for it lives on the fish 



" How does it catch fish ? " asked Dodo. 



" It hovers overhead until it sees, with its sharp eye, 

 a fish ripple the water ; then it pounces down like a 

 flash, and grabs the fish with its long claws, that are 

 made like grappling-irons. If the lish is small the 

 Os2:)rey carries it home easily; but if it is a big one 

 there may be a fight. Sometimes, if the ( )sprey's claws 



