THE Jj'ISU HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE BUZZARD. 



Fish Hawk robbed of its prey by a Bald Eagle. 



Fish Hawk. 



The Kite, a large and handsome, but cowardly bird, is spread over Europe, Asia, and Africa. It 

 measures nearly three feet from the end of its yellow bill to the tip of the tail, whichis dark colored and 

 forked ; the feathers above are deep brown, with pale edges ; the under parts are of a rusty iron-color, 

 with dark longitudinal stripes. It breeds on trees, and forms its nest of sticks, lined with wool, laying two 

 or three eggs, white, spotted with dirty yellow. It is known by its flight, which resembles a sailing or 

 gliding through the air, without the least apparent motion of its wings. When pressed by hunger, it 

 assumes an unusual boldness, and making a sudden clutch, will carry off young chickens even from under 

 the eye of the hen. 



The Buzzard is common in all the wooded districts of Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, and has 

 been met with in the fur countries of North America. It builds in large woods, usually seizing the old 

 nest of a crow, which it enlarges, and lines with wool and other soft materials ; the female lays two or 

 three eggs the size of a hen's, white, with rusty spots at the larger end. It is of an indolent, sluggish 

 nature, often remaining perched on the same bough for the greatest part of the day. It feeds on mice, 

 rabbits, frogs, and birds, pouncing on its prey on the ground. 



Sparrow Hawk. 



Buzzard. 



