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CITIZEN BIRD 



" The Sharp-sliiniied Hawk, and tlie Great Horned 

 Owl are held over for further trial ! " answered Judge 

 Eagle. " These two are the only ones who have been 

 brought before this court, though accusations have been 

 made against that big brother of his whom the Sharp- 

 shin spoke of, and also against a still bigger relative he 

 did not mention. The names of these two offenders 

 are Cooper's Hawk and the Goshawk, who will both be 



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brought to the bar of justice at our next session. This 

 court is now adjourned ! " 



After the children had spent some time in looking at 

 the Hawks and Owls, Nat asked, "What are the 'game 

 birds,' uncle, that these cannibals sometimes eat ? " 



" That is not an easy question to answer, my boy ; 

 but as we are coming to these birds next, you will learn 

 about them separately. Game birds as a whole are 

 those chiefly useful as food, and the hunting of them is 



