LISr OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The name Fisher, which appears after names of different 

 birds of prey, indicates that the illustration has been repro- 

 duced from Dr. A.K. Fisher's report, Bulletin No. 3, United 

 States Department of Agriculture, Washing-ton, D. C, entitled 

 "The Hawks and Owls of the United States," published in 1893. 

 This document, prepared by Dr. Fisher, one of the foremost 

 Ornithologists in the United States, under the direction of Dr. 

 C. Hart Merriam, Chief of the Biological Division of the Na- 

 tional Agricultural Department, deals fully with the birds of 

 prey in their relation to agriculture. It is, without doubt, the 

 best work on this subject that has been published. 



The name of Ward, which follows names of different animals, 

 signifies that the specimen from which the illustration was 

 reproduced was furnished from the valuable collection of 

 Messrs. H. A. and F. A. Ward, of Rochester, New Tork, pro- 

 prietors of one of the largest and best equipped natural science 

 establishments in the country. 



The name Audubon, placed after a few name.? of birds and 

 mammals, shows that the illustration has been copied, with 

 some minor changes, from Audubon's "Birds of North America, 

 or the "Quadrupeds of North America" by Audubon and Bach- 

 man. 



The remainder of the illustrations have been made especially 

 for this work from specimens. 



CHAPTER III. 

 American Hawk Owl (adult)— Ward. 

 Bald Eagle (adult)— Fisher. 

 Bald Eagle (young) — Ward. 

 Barn Owl (adult)— Fisher. 

 Barred Owl (adult)— Fisher. 

 Broad-winged Hawk (adult)— Fishei-. 

 Cooper's Hawk (adult)— Fisher. 

 Cooper's Hawk (young)— Ward. 

 Duck Hawk (adult)— Fisher. 



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