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representing there the Duck Hawk of America, ap- 

 pears to have been the favorite Hawk among the fal- 

 coners of the olden time. In the early part of Euro- 

 pean history mention is frequently made of the sport 

 of hawking, and it was then considered as a recrea- 

 tion of such a dignified character, that it was placed 

 by laws beyond the power of any but the nobility to 

 engage in it. The various nobles vied with each 

 other in the superiority and numbers of their Falcons, 

 and the life of a serf is said to have been esteemed 

 of less value in the eyes of a Norman Baron than 

 that of his favorite Hawk. 



To the Hawk family 

 also belong the Kite, 

 the Swallow - tailed 

 Hawk, the Pigeon 

 Hawk, the Sharp-shin- 

 ned Hawk, and the 

 Red - shouldered and 

 Red - tailed Buzzards, 

 all of which are more 

 or less abundant in the 

 various sections of the 

 country. 



Next to these, as a 

 connecting link be- 

 tween the Hawks and 

 Hawk Owl. Owls, we have the 



Hawk Owl, which appears to be only an occasional 

 visitor south of the St. Lawrence river. In the vicin- 

 ity of Hudson's Bay it is quite abundant, and is also 



