. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN OSPREY. FISH HAWK. Pandion HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS. Char. Above, dark brown ; head and neck white, with dark stripe on side of the head ; tail grayish, with several narrow dark bars, and tipped with white ; under-parts white or buffish, sometimes (in female) streaked with brown. Feet and claws large and strong. Hook of the bill long. Length 21 to 25 inches. Nest. Of loosely arranged sticks on top of high tree, — generally a dead tree is selected; usually near water. Eggs. 2
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN OSPREY. FISH HAWK. Pandion HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS. Char. Above, dark brown ; head and neck white, with dark stripe on side of the head ; tail grayish, with several narrow dark bars, and tipped with white ; under-parts white or buffish, sometimes (in female) streaked with brown. Feet and claws large and strong. Hook of the bill long. Length 21 to 25 inches. Nest. Of loosely arranged sticks on top of high tree, — generally a dead tree is selected; usually near water. Eggs. 2 to 4; variable in shape, color, size, and markings; ground color generally whitish, with yellow or red tint, blotched with reddish brown of various shades. Size about X This large and well-known species, allied to the Eagles, is found near fresh and salt water in almost every country in the. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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