OSPREY. 25 
RAPTORES. FALCONIDA 
THE OSPREY, OR FISHING-HAWK. 
Pandion halieetus. 
Falco halieétus, The Osprey, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 214. 
35 rs FA Monr. Ornith. Dict. 
re Be 35 Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 13. 
Balbusardus  ,, 5 Fem. Brit. An. p. 51. 
Pandion is # SEeBy, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 24. 
Aquila rs = Jmnyns, Brit. Vert. p. 81. 
Pandion 5 oa GouLp, Birds of Europe, pt. vii. 
Falco 69 Aigle Balbuzard, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. vol. i. p. 47. 
PANDION. Generic Characteis.—Beak short, strong, rounded, and_ broad ; 
cutting edge nearly straight. Nostrils oblong-oval, placed obliquely. Wings 
long; the second and third quill-feathers the longest. Legs strong and mus- 
cular: tarsi short, covered with reticulated scales. Toes free, nearly equal in 
length ; outer toe reversible ; all armed with strong, curved, and sharp claws: 
under surface of the toes rough, and covered with small pointed scales. 
