The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds (1921) (14750187904)

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Title: The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds

Year: 1921 (1920s)

Authors: Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 National Geographic Society (U.S.) Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859-1942

Subjects: Birds -- United States

Publisher: Washington, D.C., National geographic society

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Photograph by Howard 1 «i•■■<-< RKD-SIIOULDKRKD II.WVK DKMOXSTKATING TIIK RKACII OF ITS LI-XS For experimental purposes a stuffed owl was tied in an upright position and the investi-gators secreted themselves to await developments. Almost immediately there was an uproarin which every bird in the vicinity took part. .\ red-shouldered hawk swooped down uponthe bait and gave it a vicious jab, while the others were an interested audience perched inadjoining trees around the arena. The attack was repeated until the owls feathers werealmost all pulled out and the excelsior stulling showed in several places. .SI

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Coopers HawkMourning Dove 52 COOPERS HAWK (Accipiter cooperi) MOURNING DOVE (Zenaidura macroura) Lengtii, about 15 inches. Medium sized, withlong tail and short wings, and without thewhite patch on rump which is characteristic ofthe marsh hawk. Range; Breeds throughout most of theUnited States and southern Canada; wintersfrom the United vStates to Costa Rica. Habits and economic status: The Coopershawk, or blue darter. as it is familiarljknown throughout the South, is preeminentlya poultry and bird-eating species, and its de-structiveness in this direction is surpassed onlybj that of its larger congener, the goshawk,which occasionally in autumn and winter entersthe United States from the North in greatnumbers. The almost universal prejudiceagainst birds of prey is largely due to the ac-tivities of these two birds, assisted by a third,the sharp-shinned hawk, which in habits andappearance might well pass for a small Coop-ers hawk. These birds usually approach undercover and drop upon un

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