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Note 40 — Page 53. 



Two snow white storks 



Jlrdea Jilba of Lin. These are only summer birds ; and 

 yery transient visitants in these northern regions. 



Note 41— Page 53. 



A hawk whose claws, white tail, and dappled breast, 

 And eye his royal pedigree confest. 



The white tailed eagle (Falco fulvtis,) so much sought 

 after by the Indians of North America for its quill and 

 tail feathers, with which they plume their arrows, orna- 

 ment their calumet, and adorn their dresses. It inhabits 

 from Hudson's Bay to Mexico. The claws and beak of 

 this bird are of an extraordinary size. 



Note 43 — Page 54. 



•Splendid summer ducks 



Called by some the wood-duck (Anas Spon&a,} the 

 most beautiful of its tribe in North America. They are 

 easily tamed, and become very familiar. About thirty- 

 five years ago, a Mr. Nathan Nichols, who resided in 

 Maryland, on the west side of Gunpowder river, succeed- 

 ed completely in domesticating these ducks ; so that they 

 bred and multiplied with him in great numbers. In their 

 wild state they build in hollow trees, and fly directly in, 

 without alighting at the entrance. 



