. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE OS PR BY. 243 Harmless though the Osprey be—except to the fish—it is a much per- secuted bird, being not only annoyed by rooks and crows, but robbed by the more powerful white-headed Eagle. Mr. Thompson records an instance where an Osprey, which had been fishing in Loch Ruthven, was greatly. BUZZARD.—{Buteo vulgaris.) harassed by an impertinent Royston crow, which attacked the noble bird as soon as it had caught a fish, and, as if knowing that it was incapable of retaliation, actually struck it while on the wing. The Osprey kept quietly on its way,
. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE OS PR BY. 243 Harmless though the Osprey be—except to the fish—it is a much per- secuted bird, being not only annoyed by rooks and crows, but robbed by the more powerful white-headed Eagle. Mr. Thompson records an instance where an Osprey, which had been fishing in Loch Ruthven, was greatly. BUZZARD.—{Buteo vulgaris.) harassed by an impertinent Royston crow, which attacked the noble bird as soon as it had caught a fish, and, as if knowing that it was incapable of retaliation, actually struck it while on the wing. The Osprey kept quietly on its way, but was so wearied by the repeated attacks of the crow, that R 2. 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. New York, Burt Co
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