American Museum of Natural History. 
COOPER’S HAWK (Accipitlr cooperi). Also called Chicken Hawk. Length: 1% 
feet. Range: North and Central America. 
The long tail of Cooper’s hawk enables it to turn at a sharp angle even 
while in full flight. This tail rudder is a great aid in pursuing its prey, which 
often includes poultry. The chicken hawk has the worst reputation in birddom 
for raiding poultry pens, however, this is largely undeserved. 
Ralph He Sola, Federal Writers’ Project. 
INDIAN WHITE-BACKED VULTURE (Pseudo¬ 
gyps bengalensis) . Length: 21/4 feet. Range: 
India, Burma, Malay Peninsula and Annam. 
