THE BIRDS 



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dogs. Fiercest and strongest of the tribe is the great 

 horned owl (Bubo virginianus). 



FIG. 126. Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus). 



213. Cuckoos and kingfishers (Coccyges). Omitting the 

 order of parrots (Psittaci), whose sole representative in this 

 country is the almost exterminated Carolina parrakeet 



