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RAPTORES. 



FALCONTD^E. 



FALCONIDsE. 



THE OSPREY, OR FISHING HAWK. 



Pandion haliteeius. 



Falco haliceetus, The Osprey, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 214. 



MONT. Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 13. 



Balbusardus FLEM. Brit. An. p. 51. 



Pandion SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 24. 



Aquila JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 81. 



Pandion GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Falco A igle Balbuzard, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 47. 



PANDION. Generic Characters. Beak short, strong, rounded, and broad ; 

 cutting edge nearly straight. Nostrils oblong-oval, placed obliquely. Wings 

 long; the second and third quill-feathers the longest. Legs strong and 

 muscular : tarsi short, covered with reticulated scales. Toes free, nearly 

 equal in length ; outer toe reversible ; all armed with strong, curved, and 

 sharp claws: under surface of the toes rough, and covered with small 

 pointed scales. 



