. Diseases and enemies of poultry . ,Feb. 1. t% sparrow,Iree sparrow. MeaOowMouse,Iilouse. Grasshopper ;er Feathers of smallbird Snow bird. Feathers of smallbird 20,Jan. Ill,Feb. 9, Jan. 13, Jan. 13 Feb. 1, Feb, Feb. July nee. :Dec. :Dee. :Jan. :Sep. ileb. :Jan. .\.,Jan. : Keb. l.*, Tree sparrow. White-footed mou-seMeadow mouse, ... Grasshopper:larvae. Beetles. Meadow mouse,two shrews. Crickets. Crickets, caterpil-lars, spider. Song sparrow. Mearlow mou?e,Meadow
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . ,Feb. 1. t% sparrow,Iree sparrow. MeaOowMouse,Iilouse. Grasshopper ;er Feathers of smallbird Snow bird. Feathers of smallbird 20,Jan. Ill,Feb. 9, Jan. 13, Jan. 13 Feb. 1, Feb, Feb. July nee. :Dec. :Dee. :Jan. :Sep. ileb. :Jan. .\.,Jan. : Keb. l.*, Tree sparrow. White-footed mou-seMeadow mouse, ... Grasshopper:larvae. Beetles. Meadow mouse,two shrews. Crickets. Crickets, caterpil-lars, spider. Song sparrow. Mearlow mou?e,Meadow mouse, 1SS6. isse. 1879,1879,1881,1880,1S80,ISSl,18S1,1880,,, 11876,1879,1«79,1887, Meadow lark. House mouse, .Meadow mouse, Caterpillars, siGrasshoppers, la Grasshoppers. beetles, la. vaeGras;?lloi>pers. lar- Grasshopiters. beetles, , , larvae, spiders. Caterpillar, crkkets, spider. Caterpillars. ^asshoppers FISH HAWK, 221 PISH luiliaetus caroliniusis. DESCRIPTION. Wings long and pointed; second and third quills first primaries emarginate on inner webs; bill stout witha very long hook and sharp end; feathers oily to resist water,those of head lengthened and pointed; thighs and little of thefront parts of tarsi are covered with short feathers which lieclose; legs, tarsi and feet very strong and robust; claws allsame length, very large and sharp. The tarsus all round cov-ered with rough scales; toes padded below and covered withnumerous hard-pointed projections to aid in holding their slip-pery prey. Adult.—Upper parts dark brown or grayish-brown; most ofhead, neck and under parts white (chest in female and some-times in male, is spotted with brown), the tail usually palerthan the back, is tipped with white, and has six or sevendusky bars. The immature, very similar to adults, have upperparts spotted with pale reddish-biown or
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