. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . of sticks, sea-weed, rushes, turf, vines, or plant stalks,on cliffs or in tall trees. Eggs: usually Food. — Mainly fish, but also squirrels, rabbits, prairie dogs, lambs,caxrion, and waterfowl. The bald eagle was unfortunately selected as our national embleminstead of the nobler golden eagle, as it is at tinies both a scavengerand a robber. It lives largely on fish, diving for them and takingthem itself, stealing them from a fish hawk, or, ip company
. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . of sticks, sea-weed, rushes, turf, vines, or plant stalks,on cliffs or in tall trees. Eggs: usually Food. — Mainly fish, but also squirrels, rabbits, prairie dogs, lambs,caxrion, and waterfowl. The bald eagle was unfortunately selected as our national embleminstead of the nobler golden eagle, as it is at tinies both a scavengerand a robber. It lives largely on fish, diving for them and takingthem itself, stealing them from a fish hawk, or, ip company withravens and vultures, feeding on dead fish cast up by the waves alongriver banks. It must be acknowledged, however, that the eagles show greatskill in their piratical exploits and courage in defense of their nests,and that they have a noble, commanding bearing which is not alto-gether belied by their daily deeds. GENUS FALCO. General Characters. — Cutting edge of upper mandible with a tooth-likeprojection separated by notch from hooked tip ; nostril small, circular,with a conspicuous bony tubercle ; wings long and U. S. Dept. KEY TO ADILT8. 1. One primary with inner web cut out. 2. Back of tarsus almost covered by feathers from sides. rusticolua,2. Back of tarsus broadly bare. 3. Grayish brown above mexicaiius, 166 FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 3. Slaty bluish above. 4. Top of head darker than back anatum, p. 167. 4. Top of head and back uniform pealei, p. 168. 1. Two primaries with inner webs cut out. 2. Tarsus not decidedly longer than middle toe. 3. Middle tail feathers crossed by not more than four narrow blackishor six light Inner webs of quills distinctly barred or spotted. columbarius, p. Inner webs of quills not distinctly barred or spotted. suckleyi, p. 169,3. Middle tail feathers crossed by 5 darker and (> lighter bands. richardsonii, p. Tarsus decidedly longer than middle Side of head with one horizontal strip
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