. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 214 The Black Kagle, The Sea Eagle, distributed over North America, from the fur regions to Florida, feeds on fish, and is a powerful bird The color of its plumage inclines to white on the back, mixed with iron brown; the belly is white, interspersed with iron-colored spots; the covert feathers of the tail are whitish, and the tail feathers black at the extremity. The Ospret, or Pishing Hawk, is spread ov
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 214 The Black Kagle, The Sea Eagle, distributed over North America, from the fur regions to Florida, feeds on fish, and is a powerful bird The color of its plumage inclines to white on the back, mixed with iron brown; the belly is white, interspersed with iron-colored spots; the covert feathers of the tail are whitish, and the tail feathers black at the extremity. The Ospret, or Pishing Hawk, is spread over the whole of Europe, part of Asia, and some portions of North America. As its name imports, its food consists entirely of fish, which it obtains by dashing into the water, and seizing them with its curved talons. The Osprey, although it takes the fish, is not the only bird that has a predilection for that diet, as the bald-headed eagle frequently waits until the osprey has seized the prey, and then deprives him 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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