FISH HAWK. 
The Osprey, or Fishing Hawk, is spread 
over the whole of Europe, part of Asia, 
and some portions of North America. As 
its name imports, its food consists entirely 
of fish, which it obtains by dashing into 
the water, and seizing them with its 
curved talons. The Osprey although it 
takes the fish, is not the only bird that 
has a predilection for that diet, as the 
bald-headed eagle frequently waits until 
the osprey has seized the prey, and then 
deprives him of it. Want of room pre- 
vents the insertion of the entire spirited 
passage from Wilson’s Ornithology, de- 
