1100 6 RED-SSHOULDERED HAWK IN CAPTIVITY. 
give more annoyance than astick thrust toward them, for they 
would at once commence to rush back and forth from one 
end of the cage to the other, screaming loudly all the while. 
For the first three or four days of their captivity they re- 
mained very quiet and subdued, but finally, having become 
somewhat accustomed to confinement, they seemed possessed 
of acontinual desire to escape from the cage, and to this end 
apparently employed most of their time during the day. 
Every loose slat was opportunity for an exit, and at first, 
the cage having been rather hurriedly constructed, to find at 
feeding time both the birds perched serenely on its top was 
an almost daily occurrence. This was at last prevented by 
fastening the slats very much more securely, and at intervals 
of less than two inches. 
These Hawks very promptly resented any familiarity, and 
whether in or out of the cage, resisted most vigorously any 
attempt at catching them. Upon such occasion they would 
run into the nearest corner, throw themselves backward, 
strike with their feet at anything that came near, and upon 
being caught nip savagely at hands or clothing. Notwith- 
standing their evident dislike to such close confinement, 
they to all appearances thrived well, increasing rapidly in 
size. At the age of six weeks a substantial difference in 
the pair was apparent, the female being readily distinguished 
by larger size as well as much greater boldness in all her 
movements, They seemed to possess a special antipathy 
toward dogs, for whenever one of these animals approached 
the cage they exhibited evidences of unmistakable fear and 
rage, rushing to andfro in the greatest excitement imag- 
inable. Toward all persons who came near they appeared 
equally fierce, even to their owner being by no means 
entirely reconciled, although they knew him and at once 
taised a clamor for food. At these times the male was 
much less demonstrative than the female, often even sitting 
quietly on his perch, to all appearances unconcerned at the 
excitement of the other. 
