AMERICAN OSPREY. 
FISH HAWK. 
Pandion HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS. 
Char. Above, dark brown ; head and neck white, with dark stripe on 
side of tire head ; tail grayish, with several narrow dark bars, and tipped 
with white ; under-parts white or buffisb, sometimes (in female) streaked 
with brown. Feet and claws large and strong. Hook of the bill long. 
Length 21 to 25 inches. 
A^est. Of loosely arranged sticks on top of high tree, — generally a 
dead tree is selected ; usually near water. 
2 to 4 ; variable in shape, color, size, and markings; ground 
color* generally whitish, with yellow or red tint, blotched with reddish 
brown of various shades. Size about 2.50 X i. 7 S- 
This large and well-known species, allied to the Eagles, is 
found near fresh and salt water in almost every country in the 
