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ORNITHOLOGY. 



Mr, Peale says : " Eagles are numerous on the northwest coast of 

 America, particularly so along the banks of the Columbia Kiver, where 

 fishes, their favorite food, are plentiful at all seasons." 



This bird is mentioned by Dr. Pickering as occurring at almost every 

 point visited by the Expedition in Oregon and California. 



7. Genus PANDION, Savhjny, Hist. Nat. d'Egypt, I, p. 95 (1809). 



1. Pandion carolinensis {Gmelhi). — The Fish Hawk. The 

 American Osprey. 



Falco carolinensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 263 (1788). 

 Aquila piscatrix, ViEiLL. Ois. Am. Sept. I, p. 29 (1807). 

 Pandion americanus, ViElLL. Gal. I, p. 33 (1825). 



Vieill. Ois. d'Am. Sept. I, Plate IV ; Cat. Car. I, Plate II ; Wilson, 

 Am. Orn. V, Plate XXXVII ; And. B. of Am. Plate LXXXI ; Oct. 

 ed. I, Plate XV. 



Specimens in the collection of the Expedition, from Oregon, are pre- 

 cisely similar, so far as we can see, to the well-known bird of the coast 

 of the Atlantic States. It is, therefore, another of the species of rapa- 

 cious birds, which is extensively diffused. 



According to Mr. Peale, " the fish hawk is abundant along the coasts 

 of Oregon and California, though not so numerous as on the Atlantic 

 coast. On the Columbia River, they appeared to be annoyed by the 

 great numbers of eagles, which are constantly plundering them of their 

 food, and, in consequence, they are obliged to seek more retired fishing 

 grounds." 



Dr. Pickering notices this bird as especially abundant on the Sacra- 

 mento River, but also frequently observed elsewhere, at the various 

 points visited by the naturalists of the Expedition. 



2. Pandion haliaetus {Linn.). — The Osprey. 



Fulco haliaetus, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 129 (1766). 



Pandion indicus, HoDGSON, Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, VI, p. 366 (1837). 



Gould, B. of Eur. I, Plate XII. 



