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tion for the Peeling if rery true. There are hawks and 

 <>w!> that attack poultry or small game whenever the 

 opportunity offers, but this is by no means true of the 

 whole race, There are many kinds of hawks and owls 



that ere never known t<» touch poultry. Unfortunately, 



few persons can distinguish the different kind< of hawks 

 «r owls. They see some bird of prey attaejc their fowls 

 and at once condemn, and, whenever possible, kill all 

 hirds that resemble it. In doing this they kill mam 

 innocent birds, and very probably never reach the guilty 

 one; for the bird< that rob the henroosts are very quick 

 and shy, and fully realise the danger from a gun. On 

 the other hand, their cousins who never touch a domes- 

 tic fowl, and come, conscious of their innocence, in 

 search of mice or insects, are greeted with shot intended 

 for the thief. 



Unfortunately, it would require far too much space 

 for us to attempt to describe each kind of hawk and 

 owl. We can, however, tell of s..me of their good deeds 

 as compared with the harm that they do, and urge on 

 all to give to these valuable birds at least a fair trial. 

 The harm that these birds do i> easily told: the 

 that they do would fill a volume. Let SI see what they 

 have done to bring upon themselves the eurse of man. 



219. Harm Done by Hawks and Owls.— I 

 crime of which these hirds a I is the desi ruction 



of poultry and game birds. Now, there are only two 

 kinds of hawks commonly found in the Tinted States 

 that feed principally on the tlesh of other birds. These 

 are known as Cooper's hawk, and the sharp-shinned 

 hawk, and are much alike in appearance, Cooper's hawk 



