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IV. ORDER OF BIRDS OF PREY ORDER RAPTO'RES 



Which have strong hooked beaks and chiws, to cat^jh 

 and kill their living prey, and some of which are can- 

 nibal birds. 



Suborder of Diurnal Birds of Prey Suborder Accip'itres 



Which can see well to take their prey by ^X'dj. 



23. Family of HAWKS and Family FALCON'ID.E 



EAGLES 



69. Osprey Pandi'on haliae'tus carolinen'sis. 



70. Bald Eagle Haliae'tus leucoceph'alus. 



71. Golden Eagle Aq'uila chrysae'tus. 



72. Red-shouldered Hawk . . . Bu'teo linea'tus. 



73. Marsh Hawk Cir'cus hudson'ius. 



74. Sharp-shinned Hawk . . . Accip'ifer ve'lox. 



75. Sparrow Hawk Fal'co sparve'rius. 



Suborder of Nocturnal Birds of Prey Suborder Stri'ges 



Which cannot see Avell in daylight, and mostly take 

 their prey by night. 



24. Family of OWLS Family STRIG'ID^ 



76. Screech Owl Meg'ascops a'sio. 



77. Long-eared Owl A'sio wilsonia'nus. 



78. Great Horned Owl .... Bubo virginia'nus. 



79. Snowy Owl Nyc'tea nyc'tea. 



V. ORDER OF BIRDS THAT COO ORDER COLUM'BiE 



Which drink withont raising the head at every sip, 

 and feed the young in the nest on the contents of the 

 crop. 



25. Family of COLUMBINE BIRDS Family COLUM'BID.E 



80. Passenger Pigeon .... Ectopis'tes migrato'rius. 



81. Mourning Dove . . . . . Zenaidu'ra macru'ra. 



