343. BROAD WINGED HAWK. 14- 18 in. 



(Buteo platypterus.) 

 Dark brown, slightly mottled with reddish-buff; tail, 

 broadly barred; edge of wing shows three notches in pight; 

 below white, thickly barred with reddish-broivn and finely 

 lined with blackish; heavy flight; notes, high pitched (one 

 resembles that of the Wood Pewee). Red-shouldered and 

 and Red-tailed Hawks. 



352. BALD EAGLE. 33 in. 



(Haliaetus leucocephalus. ) 

 Dark brown, tail, head and neck white; yellow bill; edge 

 of wing black; (immature resembles Golden Eagle; adult 

 plumage appears the third year); usually near water; eats 

 fish, carrion, and at times water-birds and mammals; call- 

 notes harsh. Fish Hawk. Golden Eagle. 



360. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK. lOJ. in. 



(Falco sparverius.) 

 Reddish-brown, usually barred or spotted with black; 

 head bluish, marked on sides with black; tail white-tipped with 

 one broad black bar; below white, more or less spotted; nar- 

 row pointed wings. Female: much more barred, darker and 

 streaked below. The smallest haivk. 



364. AMERICAN OSPREY. 23 in. 



(Pandion haliaetus carolinensis.) 

 Brown-black, feathers slightly tipped with whitish; head 

 mottled with white; ivhite below, sometimes faintly spotted; 

 in flight shows dark above, head and lower parts white; nests 

 in colonies along coast; fish-eating; dives for prey; call, 

 a high wailing whi.stle. Bald Eagle. 



336. AMERICAN LONG-EARED OWL. 14^^ in. 



(Asio wilsonianus.) 

 Very dark brown, lightly mottled with yellowish and 

 white; wings and tail barred; below, streaked on breast, 

 thickly mottled and barred elsewhere; long, blackish ear- 

 tufts with light edges; yellow eyes; barking, whirring call; 

 wooded swamp land; beneficial. Short-eared Owl. Barred 

 Owl. 



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