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BIRDS 



faglcs are on the ^ving, at 

 a great height, they often 

 locate tlieir prey, and dash 

 downward after it, for tlieir 

 sight is -^-ery keen. Tliey 

 li\'e upon fish, hii'ds, and 

 nuunmals. Wiere food f;e- 

 eonies scarce, eagles carry 

 away lauihs and sometimes 

 young pigs and fowls. 



Hawks are wry simikrr 

 to the eagles in all the 

 points mentioned above 

 and are closely related to 

 them. See Fig. 193. 



The carrion crow and 

 tm-key buzzard that are so 

 connnon in the South are 

 birds of prey also and be- 

 long to the same order a-: the eaglcN and hawks. The 

 buzzai'ds live on dead animals and the claws are clums}' 

 and not especially 

 fitted for grasping. 



Quails, partridges, 

 etc. — In this gi-ou]i 

 of liii'ds are found 



most of (.)Ur doUK'stir 

 fowls; as hens, tur- 

 keys, ])eacocks, etc. 



The ( pciil. oi' I lol I- 

 "White, is perhaps (lir 



most noted gnnie I lird I'l,:, on. Uivuiofaiu 



192. — MaldraKl. 



