. The hawks and owls of the United States in their relation to agriculture . ther things not identified, the remains of a brownthrasher and light-colored flesh, evidently that of a young ruffedgrouse, of which there was a covey in the same woods. Coopers Hawk is very destructive to domesticated pigeons, andwhen it finds a cote which is easy of approach, is very William C. Avery, of Greensboro, Ala., informs us that during oneyear he kUled and wounded at least a dozen of these Hawks before theinroads among his doves ceased. Among the smaller birds, this Hawkis very fond of meado
. The hawks and owls of the United States in their relation to agriculture . ther things not identified, the remains of a brownthrasher and light-colored flesh, evidently that of a young ruffedgrouse, of which there was a covey in the same woods. Coopers Hawk is very destructive to domesticated pigeons, andwhen it finds a cote which is easy of approach, is very William C. Avery, of Greensboro, Ala., informs us that during oneyear he kUled and wounded at least a dozen of these Hawks before theinroads among his doves ceased. Among the smaller birds, this Hawkis very fond of meadowlarks, robins, and flickers. The writer on sev-eral occasions has secured specimens in hot pursuit of the last namedbird, which gave expression to their alarm by loud and continued of all kinds form a very large part of its food. Dr. Warrenstates that a pair of these Hawks destroyed some fifty chickens fromone farm, twelve of which were taken in a single day. The writer knew I No 3 Div. 0 t-nitholoavI No 3 Div, 0cMTitholo6v II No 3 Div. 0 cnitholo^Y Plate 5. COOPERS HAWK CO OP El/COQPEI coopkrs hawk. 39 of one of these Hawks which made daily visits to a coop containing alate brood of Wyandotte chickens, and undoubtedly would have takenall but for its timely death by the gun. The following quotations showhow extensively it feeds on game and domesticated birds. Nuttallsays: His food appears priacipally to be birds of various kinds; from thesparrow to the Rutted Grouse, all contribute to his rapacious appetite.* * His depredations among the domestic fowls are very destruc-tive. (Land Birds, 1832, p. 90.) Dr. Ooues says: It attacks and destroys hares, grouse, teal, and eventhe young of larger ducks, * * # besides capturing the usual vari-ety of smaller birds and quadrupeds. It occasionally seizes upon rep-tiles or picks up insects. (Birds of Northwest, p. 338.) Mr. H. Nehrling says: This very common and imxjudent robber isthe most destructive of the Eaptores to tlie
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