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FISH-HAWK, FROM WILSONS ORNITHOLOGY.' 



correspond with that of the bald eagle, his common 

 attendant and constant plunderer.* 



'The fish-hawk is migratory, arriving on the coasts 

 of New York and New Jersey about the 2ist of March, 

 and retiring to the south about the 226. of September. 

 Heavy equinoctial storms may vary these periods of 

 arrival and departure a few days ; but long observation 

 has ascertained that they are kept with remarkable 

 regularity. On the arrival of these birds in the northern 

 parts of the United States, they sometimes find the bays 

 and ponds frozen, and experience a difficulty in pro- 

 curing fish for many days. Yet there is no instance on 

 record of their attacking birds, or inferior land animals, 

 with intent to feed on them ; though their great strength 

 of flight, as well as of feet and claws, would seem to 



* This statement applies to the original figure in the American edition of the 

 work. The figure here given is one-eighth of the natural size. 



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