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FIG. 173. Hawks: goshawk; red-tailed hawk; sharp-shinned hawk; marsh 

 hawk (left to right). The goshawk, the sharp-shinned hawk, and the Cooper's 

 hawk (Fig. 183) are among the very few birds that probably do more harm than 

 good. 



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FIG. 174. Owls: adults and young of barn owl (on the same branch); short- 

 eared owl (at lower left of picture) ; long-eared owl and great horned owl (at 

 right). In the tray are preserved the contents of the stomach of the barn owl 

 mounted at the top of the branch. 



