. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 272 liED-TAILED HAWK. api)lietl ignonmtly to members of the benefi- cial genus. Doctor Fisher says that tlie njime Hen Hawk is responsible for mucli of the false opinion regarding- the Ked-tail, states tluit " while fully GG per cent, of the Ued-tail's food consists of injurious mammals, not more than 7 per cent, consists of poultry, and it is probable that a large proportion of the poultry and game captured by it and the otlier Buzzard Hawks is made up of old, diseased, or otherwise disabled f
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 272 liED-TAILED HAWK. api)lietl ignonmtly to members of the benefi- cial genus. Doctor Fisher says that tlie njime Hen Hawk is responsible for mucli of the false opinion regarding- the Ked-tail, states tluit " while fully GG per cent, of the Ued-tail's food consists of injurious mammals, not more than 7 per cent, consists of poultry, and it is probable that a large proportion of the poultry and game captured by it and the otlier Buzzard Hawks is made up of old, diseased, or otherwise disabled fowls, so preventing their interbreeding with the sound stock and hindering the spread of fatal ; Among other things, the Red-tail oats ground-squirrels, rabbits, mice, and rats. This splendid bird is one of our commonest Hawks, and, when circling in the sky, can often be recognized by its fan-shaped reddish tail. Though these Hawks are known less familiarly than the small birds, there is always something virile and interesting about them, and it is a never- failing interest to watch them soar, and to specu- late over the unsolved problem as to how they do it. Nuttall notes that they sometimes amuse themselves by asc^ending to a vast elevation like the aspiring Eagle, and says that this predilection for the cooler regions of th(> atmosphere is shared by most rapacious birds, apart from any survey for prey. In his delightful way, the old orni- thologist describes one such flight. " On a fine evening, about the middle of January, in South. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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