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Similar to last species, but larger. Tail rounded and barred with dusky 
or rufous. Feet rather stout, greenish yellow. R. 
Cooper’s Hawk. See page 124. 
Tail rust-red, with a black band near end. Above dark brown varie- 
gated with white, gray, and tawny; below whitish and buff, 
streaked below with brown. Bill horn-colored. R. 
Red-tailed Hawk. See page 124. 
PLUMAGE DARK BROWN, GRAY, OR WHITISH, NOT RED OR RUSTY 
Above bluish gray; below white, mottled with brown. Wings brown- 
ish, long, and pointed. Tail long; upper tail coverts white. 
Bill and feet black. A summer Hawk of moist lands. S. R 
Marsh Hawk. See page 123. 
A fishing Hawk seen flying over large bodies of water. Plain dark 
brown above, the tail having a white tip and a band of dark 
brown. Head, neck, and lower parts white ; breast plain ; or 
sometimes spotted faintly with brown. Bill bluish black; feet 
grayish. S. R. 
American Osprey. See page 125. 
Ill (a) GAME ( b ) SHORE AND (c) WATER BIRDS 
(a) Pigeon-like Birds with Delicately Shaded and Often Glossy 
Plumage 
General coloring bluish fawn. Above olive-brown, varying to bluish 
gray; neck and head washed with metallic tints. Below a dull 
purplish, changing to reddish brown. Bill black; feet lake-red. 
S. R. 
Mourning Dove. See page 126. 
Birds with Mottled Feathers, Etc. 
( Seen scratching on the ground like barnyard fowls ) 
Crown slightly crested. White forehead, eye line, and throat patch, 
edged with dark. Above variegated reddish brown. Below 
whitish, warming on the sides to reddish, with dark bars. Bill 
rusty black ; legs not feathered. R. 
Bob-white. See page 127. 
Slightly crested head, yellowish eye stripe, and neck mottled with red- 
dish and dusky brown. Back variegated chestnut ; lower parts 
lighter, with dark bars. Long tail, which spreads fanlike. Neck 
ruff of dark feathers; feathered legs. R. 
Ruffed Grouse. See page 131. 
Small and Medium-sized Birds of Boggy Meadows, Etc., Slender 
Bills, Usually Much Longer than the Head 
Eyes large, set in upper corner of head. Short, thick neck, and com- 
pact body. Above variegated with brown, black, tawny, and 
gray; below brown, ranging from buff to tawny. Legs very 
short. Bill longer than head, straight and stout. S. R. 
American Woodcock. See page 132. 
