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representing there the Duck Hawk of America, ap- 
pears to have been the favorite Hawk among the fal- 
coners of the olden time. In the early part of Euro- 
pean history mention is frequently made of the sport 
of hawking, and it was then considered as a recrea- 
tion of such a dignified character, that it was placed 
by laws beyond the power of any but the nobility to 
engage in it. The various nobles vied with each 
other in the superiority and numbers of their Falcons, 
and the life of a serf is said to have been esteemed 
of less value in the eyes of a Norman Baron than 
that of his favorite Hawk. 
To the Hawk family 
also belong the Kite, 
the Swallow - tailed 
Hawk, the Pigeon 
Hawk, the Sharp-shin- 
ned Hawk, and the 
Bed - shouldered and 
Bed - tailed Buzzards, 
all of which are more 
or less abundant in the 
various sections of the 
country. 
Next to these, as a 
connecting link be- 
tween the Hawks and 
Owls, we have, the 
Hawk Owl, which appears to be only an occasional 
visitor south of the St. Lawrence river. In the vicin- 
ity of Hudson’s Bay it is quite abundant, and is also 
Hawk Owl. 
