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eagle.s are on tlif wing, at 

 a great height, they often 

 locate their prey, antl clasli 

 downward after it, for their 

 sight is very keen. They 

 live upon fish, birds, and 

 mammals. A^Tiere food be- 

 comes scarce, eagles carr}^ 

 away lambs and sometimes 

 young pigs and fowls. 



Hawks are very similar 

 to the eagles in all the 

 points mentioned above 

 and are closely related to 

 them. See Fig. 193. 



The carrion crow and 

 turkey l^uzzard that are so 

 common in the South are 

 Fig. 192. —Bald eagle. birds of prey abo and be- 



long to the same order as the eagles and hawks. The 

 buzzards live on dead animals and the claws are clumsy 

 and not especially 

 fitted for grasping. 



Quails, partridges, 

 etc. — In this group 

 of bird? are found 

 most of our domestic 

 fowls; as hens, tur- 

 keys, peacocks, etc. 



The quail, or bob- 

 white, is perhaps the 

 most noted game bird fiq. 193. - Head of a hawk. 



