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80 Mr. Peabody on the 
reside ; but as they are supposed to resemble the 
owls in their vision, perhaps they make up, by activi- 
ty at night, for their sluggish listlessness by day. 
Their home is in the north, where they doubtless 
rear their young ; but their habits in this respect are 
very little known; itis only in winter, when their - 
food fails, that they come into our State, and some- — 
times procced to the south as far as Maryland. 
The SHORT-WINGED Buzzard, Falco buteoides, is 
found in this State; more abundantly at the ap- 
proach of winter than at any other season. In New 
York, it is said to commit depredations on the poul- 
try ; but here, it is not thought to have activity and 
courage enough for an enterprising and suceessful 
robber. It remains inactive on the margins of 
_ swamps and meadows; making a hoarse cry at in- 
“tervals, to which its mate replies. But if not re- 
ifieriinbie. Mir spirit; x p some good traits of char- 
A e: feed the apenas till | they are : 
ET hier respect, we know iting Seon observation ; 
they do not breed in this State, though Pennant 
says that they remain in New York through the 
year, and build in the beginning y May. 
The Rep-rartep Hawk, Falco borealis, is more 
certainly known as a destroyer of poultry. Though 
shy at other seasons, in winter they approach the 
farm, sweeping near the ground and snatching à 
wandering hen or chicken. But, like the crow; 
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