Family PANDIONID^B. 

 OSPREY; FISH HAWK. 



364. Pandion hali&tus carolinensis. 23 in. 

 Back, wings and tail blackish-brown. Head 



and under parts white. Black patch on 

 sides of head. Legs and feet blue-gray, very 

 rough. Talons strongly curved. Food whol- 

 ly fish. 



Note. Piercing whistles. 



Nest. Bulky, of sticks, in trees or on 

 ground. Eggs creamy, with brown blotches. 



Range. Breeds throughout the U. S. and 

 Canada. Local in interior. 



Family ALUCONID^]. 



365. Aluco pratincola. 18 in. 

 Yellowish-brown above, finely mottled. 



White and buff below, with few black spots. 

 Legs long and scantily feathered. 



Nest. In hollow trees, in caves or in 

 buildings. Four to six white eggs. 



Range. Breeds in the lower half of the 

 U. S. and casually north to Mass., Ontario, 

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