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Very small birds, feeding about flowers; bill long and needle-like. 
Metallic green above, grayish below; glistening ruby throat, and 
deeply forked tail. S. R. 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird. See page no. 
PLUMAGE NOT IRIDESCENT OR METALLIC, BUT SOOTY BROWN, OLIVE, OR 
GRAYISH ABOVE, AND WHITE, GRAY, OR YELLOWISH BELOW 
A Swallow-like bird, building in chimneys. Deep sooty brown. Wings 
longer than the tail, which is nearly even, the shafts of the quills 
ending in sharp spines. S. R. 
Swift Family. See page no. 
II BIRDS OF PREY 
Stoutly-built Birds, with Large Heads, Facial Eye Disks, Etc. 
NO FEATHERED HORNS 
Mottled dark brown, rusty, and grayish. Striped on breast with dark 
brown. Face feathers white tipped; wings and tail barred with 
brown. Legs and dark feet fully feathered. Bill ivory-colored; 
eyes blue-black. R. 
Barred Owl. See page 120. 
HORNED OWLS 
Above finely mottled with brown, ash, and dark orange. Long, erect 
ear tufts. Complete facial disk reddish brown with darker inner 
circle; dark brown, broken band on wings and tail. Breast pale 
orange with long, brown stripes. Legs and feet completely feath- 
ered. Bill and claws blackish. R. 
American Long-eared Owl. See page 118. 
Inconspicuous ear tufts, facial disk with a dark ring enclosing a lighter 
one. Plumage varied from bright orange to buffy white with 
bold stripes of dark brown. Darker above, and more mottled be- 
low, growing whiter toward vent. Legs feathered with plain 
buff. Bill and claws dusky blue-black. R. 
Short-eared Owl. See page 119. 
Conspicuous ear tufts, bill light horn color. Plumage either grayish or 
rust-red and mottled; tail and wings equal. Feet covered with 
short dark feathers. Claws dark. A small common Owl. R. 
Screech Owl. See page 121. 
Diurnal Birds of Prey, with Smaller Heads than the Last Group, 
Conspicuously Hooked Bills and Claws, no Horns or Perfect 
Facial Disks. Flight Graceful and Rapid; Plumage Plain, 
Streaked or Mottled 
PLUMAGE BRIGHTLY COLORED OR MUCH VARIED 
Tail long. Eyes reddish brown. Above bluish gray, deepest on head. 
Beneath whitish, barred on the sides and breast with rusty and 
dark brown. Small head, long legs, slender feet. Flight dash- 
ing. R. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk. See page 123. 
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