FISII-IIAWK, OR OSPREY. 
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have not atFoi’ded a convenient site tor one of 
habitations si " 
Abr 
‘he lirst of May. ‘he female fisb-han k begins 
s %.her eggs, « hicli are commonly tlmce in number, 
^ «it"i eg'fts, \> lucii are cemiuuui^ um c n* 
"‘tim,.s only two, and rarely four. They are some- 
ol'*u '“'■yer than those of the common lieu, and nearly 
diff' shape. The grouinl colour varies, in 
^l,l'^Y'Rt eggs, from a reddish crdam, to nearly a white, 
^^'I'jhed anil daubed all over with dark Spanish brown, 
Sjj . done by art.* During the time the female is 
th< ‘he male freipicntly supplies her with lish ; 
m M lue male ireipicnny Mipj.inii. ■ ...... 
h,,r"r'h she occasionally takes a short circuit to sea 
thp"'"’ hut quickly returns again. The attention of 
so ’“sle, on such occasions, is regulated by the circum- 
!iia,7«;fofthe case. A pair of these birds, on the south 
V,. ® ’‘f (treat E"-"' Harbour river, and near its mouth, 
.“oted for svfveral years. The female, having but 
fist, ■ o, Mas regubu-ly furnished, while sitting, with 
abundance, that she seldom left the nest, 
till, to seek for food. This kindness was con- 
' - . Some animals, 
of mail, might 
‘“hiei V “* 
Ml,. before and after incubation. 
and rationality 
I ‘laitn the 
''"‘uu tue name ana mi 
^ Ht the recital ol this fact. 
tho a])pearance of the young, Mhich is usually 
^ of June, 1 lie zeal and watchfulness ot the 
fissfi '“s are e.xtreme. They stand guard, and go off to 
’ *heruatcly ; one parent being aln ays within a 
*MHii2!.‘ Piilntiiblcncss of those eggs I cannot speak from l«t. 
i, ; blit till, following iuciilont will shew that tlm ‘■’'Pf ’■ 
"k hi, '‘rtnally heen made A country follow, near Caiit Alay, 
fi-'li M' a neigbboiiring tavern, passing a tree, on " bM' 
•‘'‘‘■"k’s f.„;„.„liatSy mmmtcd, a.nl rohbod it nt the only 
which he carried with him to the tavcin, and 
Mrr a lamllonl tn make it into egg-nogg. fho P"’ 
‘‘■'T faces, cmnidied witli ins request, an tin lelluw 
“.'-tVs II,, frnin its elleets on the olfactory 
41 '«>• I 4 V J . • 1 \ -. a.!... ...I t /VV* /1-rk 
o'-'^Ves cordial : lehetliev from its eneets o.. ...v , 
»"bl it smelt ahominably, ) on the niiagn.atum, or on 
flaJ |">“eh alone, is uncertain, but it operated as aniost mi a;ageous 
“‘fet (. . *; “‘(HU!, IS uuuortiun, inu- <4 ‘-r ‘“"'-v “ ; ^ 
'^-no’tr ‘■“'■“I Ibe man, for that tone at least, ot Ins tliirst lor 
'Whatisr.'i, 
■ rurcii tlie man, lor tiiar inne ... ....s,, ■■■ 
“ 'Vhat is rather extraordinary, the landlord (.Air lieasley) 
“M that, to aU appearance, the egg was perfectly fresh. 
