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spread of wings more than five feet. Its 
neck and upper parts are dark chocolate 
brown, its crown, back of head and nape, 
pure snow white; chin and lower parts 
pure white, except thighs, which are 
dashed with brown. It commonly sits in 
a horizontal position, tail in line with 
back, and head seldom erect. It lives 
wholly on fish, and it will carry with its 
talons a fish heavier thanitself. It never 
disturbs the smaller birds, and the small 
birds have been known to build their 
nests on the borders of the large nest of 
the Fish Hawk. 
A pair of Eagles can occasionally be 
seen soaring over Mts. Tom and Holyoke, 
and they, with the Great-footed, or Duck 
Hawk, sometimes breed on the cliffs of 
the mountains. 
We have not many water birds. The 
Canada, or Wild Goose, flies over us in 
wedge-shaped flocks in spring and au- 
tumn, but its honk is rarely heard 
now. 
