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north to the Ohio River, but it has been within recent 

 years practically exterminated by plumage hunters. 



The Raptores include eagles, hawks, and falcons ; the 

 vultures; condors; and owls. These birds feed chiefly on 



FIG. 283. Sharp-shinned hawk (Ac- FIG. 281. Screech owl (Meyascops 

 cipiter velox) . asio) . 



birds and mammals, which they capture alive in their 

 claws or beaks ; a few live on carrion. They occur in all 

 parts of the globe. The bald eagle, used as a symbol of 

 the Republic, is the commonest of our eagles. Among 



