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333. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii). Adult and young. 

 This species is to be carefully distinguished from the preceding. 



Geog. Dist. British America south to southern Mexico. 



W. Va. Dist. Tolerably common. 



Nest, In trees twenty-five to fifty feet from the ground. 



Food This is one of our most harmful hawks as it feeds largely 

 on poultry and small birds. 



337. Eed-tailed Hawk (Buteo borealis). Adult and young. One 

 of the most common of our large hawks. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America. 



W. Ya. Dist. Very common in the Ohio Valley and in other por- 

 tions of the state. 



Nest Builds nest in tall trees. 



Food Of 562 stomachs examined by the U. S. Dept. of Agricul- 

 ture, only 54 contained poultry or game birds. 278 contained mice. 



339. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). Adult and young. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, from Nova Scotia southward. 



W. Va. Dist. Found in many sections of the state. Scott says 

 this hawk was quite common in Kanawha County when he collected 

 there. 



Nest I have found this species nesting on the waters of French 

 Creek in Upshur County. Nests in tall trees. 



Food Feeds largely on mice, other mammals, reptiles, batrachians, 

 .and insects. 



343. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus). Adult and young. 

 Geog. Dist. Eastern North America. 



W. Va. Dist. Common throughout the state. I have collected 

 $. number of these hawks. 



Nest Nests in tall trees as most hawks do. 

 Food Insects, mice, reptiles, batrachians, birds. 



352. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoceplialus) . Not "bald", but 

 white-headed. This is the bird of our country, and every child in the 

 ^tate should know the habits and appearance of this noble bird. 



Geog. Dist. North America. 



W. Va. Dist. I have observed this species in Upshur and Kanawha 

 Counties, and it has been reported many times from other portions 



