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CHAPTER IX. 
INSESSORES: ACCIPITRES. 
WALK TO THE FIELDS — HABITS OF DIFFERENT BIRDS — TUR- 
KEY BUZZARD VULTURE — CONDOR — EAGLE — HAWK — 
FALCON — KITE — HAWK OWL AND THE OWL. 
If we look over the wide extent of our country, 
washed by the bright waves of the Atlantic on the 
one side, and by the blue waters of the Pacific on 
the other, and stretching from the cold icy regions 
of Hudson’s Bay to the far-oif boundaries of Texas 
and California, we shall observe that its surface is 
not only diversified with a charming variety of moun- 
tains and valleys, hills and dales, table-lands and 
prairies, but that each region is tenanted by an ani- 
mated life in many respects peculiarly its own. This 
is particularly noticeable with reference to birds ; 
and although many species seem to enjoy a wide 
range, extending during their migrations almost from 
the extreme north to the extreme south, yet it will 
be found that the summer haunts of most are gener- 
ally restricted to certain localities, beyond which they 
are seldom known to build their nest and rear their 
young. This peculiarity will become more apparent 
as we proceed with our description of some of the 
most prominent species. 
We will now invite our readers to accompany us 
