AMERICAN OSPREY. 
FISH HAWK. 
PANDION HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS. 
CHAR. Above, dark brown; head and neck white, with dark stripe on 
side of the head ; tail grayish, with several narrow dark bars, and tipped 
with white; under-parts white or buffish, sometimes (in female) streaked 
with brown. Feet and claws large and strong. Hook of the bill long. 
Length 21 to 25 inches. : 
Vest. Of loosely arranged sticks on top of high tree,— generally a 
dead tree is selected; usually near water. 
Zgegs. 2to4; variable in shape, color, size, and markings; ground 
color generally whitish, with yellow or red tint, blotched with reddish 
brown of various shades. Size about 2.50 X 1.75. 
This large and well-known species, allied to the Eagles, is 
found near fresh and salt water in almost every country in the 
