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. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. i^,^f^fiJt «i*- â¢v*^ .-!**â # T/*"*'" 1^ £'^ i»j-jS' ir OT:**-^ f, GOSHAWK STRIKING PHEASANT Unlike the true falcons, the short-winged Goshawk hunts ground-haunting quarry, and trusses (holds) to its victim till the latter ceases to struggle, no matter how fierce and rough the tussle may be. It kills by the vice-like squeeze of its piercing talons, instead of by the terrific blow of the half-open foot, as do the true falcons. " Red Queen," a famous goshawk of the "Old Hawking Club," had an authentic record of six- teen hares out of seventeen struck in a single 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 Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society

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