. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. Fig. 102. Powerful bill of Hawk. observe them vvulking along the streets or roosting on Iumset()])8. In both west juid soutli they are one of the commonest birds in the sky and may bo recognized from be- low by the black body figure set in a bordering of gray wing. The wing tii)s are separated like the teotli of a comb. Tlie shad- ows of the birds often cross your patli as tliey cir- cle silently around ° ^ and around in the sky with heads tnined down to scan the earth for carrion. On ac- count of the char- a
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. Fig. 102. Powerful bill of Hawk. observe them vvulking along the streets or roosting on Iumset()])8. In both west juid soutli they are one of the commonest birds in the sky and may bo recognized from be- low by the black body figure set in a bordering of gray wing. The wing tii)s are separated like the teotli of a comb. Tlie shad- ows of the birds often cross your patli as tliey cir- cle silently around ° ^ and around in the sky with heads tnined down to scan the earth for carrion. On ac- count of the char- a(!ter of the food of the Buzzards, their bills and feet are modified from m, , .„ . , *^^® Hawk tyi)es. 1 he bill 18 less sharj)ly pointed and powerful; while the feet, instead of having curved talons, have an elongated middle toe well adapted to walking on the ground, or steadying the large body as the bird stands on the carrion it Is Fio. 103. Modified bill of 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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