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In- fore in.- an- I'nuu tin- f. -i ..f th- Hiding im.untai: 

 Minm-.loxa. tak.-n May Il'tli |V>| The HB0t WM OODpOH 



-ticks ami I- 'I Kuilt in a fir ti f.-.-t up 



tluve eggs are ]>lain Kluish-whit.- un^j-.tt. 



Thi" is a noKle hawk, ami om- of tin- Imml- t th<- 



;ly when in perfect plumage, ami is a -l.-ri.li-.lly K, . 

 It ! ] U in north.ru N. \\ Kn^himl. N.-u l'-iun-\' 

 >.-..tia. tin- j.i-..\ inc.- .if < t >u.-l an-1 N .rth-West to 

 Alaska \\li.-i'.- Mr. hall reoovdfl it a-> utiiiinlaMt, an-l n-si-l.-nt 

 in the Vukn iv^iii. Tin- Am.-ricun goshawk lia.s '-rini.-.l in 

 t llritain. ami is m.\v consMrivl sj,,- ( -itically .listinrt fr-nn 

 tin- ^i>xha\vk "f Km-. ipr. 



Tli.- Aim-rican rough -leg^l hawk also Im-nU -.j.arin^Iv 

 through,, ut tli>- N")-th-\\'.-t. an.l I hav.- a -..-t . .f t\v-. >'^>^ that 

 \v.-n- tak.-n at < 'r.-M-.-nt L-ik.-. A-^inilmia. May Mnl, ls!(). Th.- 

 \\a- in a tree) am! ina.lt- of stick> ami l.-a\.-s. 'I'd.- t-ggs 

 much lai-^'T than Swains.m.s hawk, whirh is th.- i 

 coiiiinon \>\r/./.nr<\ in tin- North-\\'--t These tWQ e0P8 of tile 

 l.-^.-.l im-asiuv -2.4<)\l.s7 an-1 ^..'Uxl.sO. Th- ^rouml 

 is dirty \vhit.-. ami on h.-avily I'lotch--.! at thr 



-nialK-r t-n.l with n-l<lish In-own, th.- oth.-r .-^ U-in^ l.lotch.-.l 

 chit-tly at th.- lar^.-r .-ml. 



Tliur}, a lar^.- l>inl. th.- rough-legged btmard's quarry ia 

 huml.lc. Tli.-y j'l-.-y upon H<-M mice, gophers, frogs and li/.-t 



Th.-s,- l.inU hav.- nom- of th- 'lash of th-- falcon. Th.-y aj-: 

 h.-avy ami in.lisj.. ...-.! t.. a<-ti\. .-\.-rtion; flying slowly, 

 ft. -n n-niaiiiing fora Ion;; tiim- inotionl.-ss on th.-ir j>.-rch. 

 was one o'clock, and I i>-i:an i f.-.-l hungry, I t^ 



nack ami work.-il the Mutt's furth.-r to tli- w.-^t. wh.-r.- I f'..uml 



a nunil-.-r ->!' n.-^t- <-f ( mum Kin Is. ami >tart--l a prairie wolf 



who lM)uml.-l out of tin- Klutl' as I cnt.-r.-.l. In the 



prairi.- t> 11,,-Kurn -tation. 1 cam.- acnws a m-sf ami ; 



chefttnat-collared loogspur, andalioaiiestaiid fom-.-.'-s 



of the kill. leer. I r.-ach.-.l the caKin aKoiit thn-.- ..cl.M-k. an.l 

 ha.l a lum-h of milk ami Kn-a-l ami Kutt.-r which was all 

 propri.-t'.r of " ii<.t-l could offer in.-. 



