English: Identifier: babybirdfinderby12rich

Title: Baby bird-finder ... by Harriet E. Richards and Emma G. Cummings .. Year: 1904 (1900s) Authors: Richards, Harriet E Cummings, Emma G Subjects: Birds Publisher: Boston, Mass., W.A. Butterfield Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

Text Appearing Before Image: otted with black on sides; black patches on cheeks and sides of throat. Fe=male and Immature. Similar, but the reddish brown back is uniformly barred with black and the breast streaked with brown. Perches in an exposed situation overlooking a stretch of land to watch for its prey ; has a habit of hov-ering over a suspected victim before pouncing upon it. Note. Kilty t killy, killyNest. In hole in tree, in open land, on a farm. Breeds. Locally throughout. Common spring and fall migrant. 112 J 304. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis AMERICAN OSPREY. 23.iO inchesMale. Above dark brown, head white striped with brown, broad stripe from eye to back of neck. Below white; i bill black. Female. Similar, but breast spotted ! with brown. Also called Fish Hazvk. It feeds on fish, plunging headlong from a great height into the water to seize its prey. A pair use the same nesting place a number of years. Nest. Bulky, in solitary tree near large body of water. Breeds. Throughout.

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