. Diseases and enemies of poultry . mouse, .. 1837,1887. House mouse, .Meadow mouse, Tree sparrow. Nov. 2.),July 3,Dec. 27,Deo. 12,Jan. 17,^ 1,Aug. 25, 16,Feb. 7, 18S618S61879187918811!;801S80188118811880,18.^0188048761879,1879,1887, House mouse, .Meadow mouse, Meadow mouse,Meaduw mouse. White-footed meadow mice. i J i Meadow Snow bird Mice. ). 1 Meadow lark Mice Mice. 1 .Mice. .Snow bird. Insects, Etc. Grasshopper and and Crlckels
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . mouse, .. 1837,1887. House mouse, .Meadow mouse, Tree sparrow. Nov. 2.),July 3,Dec. 27,Deo. 12,Jan. 17,^ 1,Aug. 25, 16,Feb. 7, 18S618S61879187918811!;801S80188118811880,18.^0188048761879,1879,1887, House mouse, .Meadow mouse, Meadow mouse,Meaduw mouse. White-footed meadow mice. i J i Meadow Snow bird Mice. ). 1 Meadow lark Mice Mice. 1 .Mice. .Snow bird. Insects, Etc. Grasshopper and and Crlckels grasshoppeiB ati. Crickets. Crickets, caterpillars, spider. Caterpillars, spi-■ h r. Grasshoppers, lar-vae. 8 larvae, Grasshoppers,beetles, laivue Grasphopperf, lar-vae. Grasshoppers,beetles, laivue. Crickets, larvae. Grasshoppers,larvae, spiders. Caterpillar, crickets, spider. Caterpillars. grasshopper., Grasshopper. Insects. FISH HAWK 221 FISH HAWK. r;iii(liou haliaetus caroliueusis. 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 all?ame length, very large and sharp. The tarsus all round cov-eied with rough scales; toes padded below and covered withnumerous hard-pointed projections to aid in holding their slip-pery prej-. 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 bais. The immature, very similar to adults, have upperparts spotted with pale reddish-brown
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