Falconry, the sport of kings (1920) (14565778710)

Identifier: cu31924022546653 (find matches)
Title: Falconry, the sport of kings
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978. Eagle, king of birds, and his kin Fowler, Frederick Hall. Week-ends with the prairie falcon
Subjects: Falconry
Publisher: Washington, National Geographic Society



Text Appearing Before Image:
the ground. Frequently grackles, night herons, andEnglish sparrows place their nests in thebase of the huge structure occupied by theosprey. The larger bird pays no attentionto its smaller neighbors.* OSPREYS RANGE OVER A LARGE PART OPTHE NEW WORLD The eggs, from two to four, with threemaking the usual set, are creamy white,spotted and blotched with brown and lav-ender. With their rich colors and boldmarkings, they are among the handsom-est eggs found in this order of birds. The osprey is easily distinguishable ata distance from the eagle and from otherhawks by its white breast and long, angu-lar wings. It breeds from Alaska, Hudson Bay,and Nova Scotia to Baja California andthe Florida Keys, wintering from Flor-ida and Baja California to the West In-dies and South America. Allied races arefound in the Bahamas and in the OldWorld. * See Photographing the Nest Life of theOsprey, by Capt. C. W. R. Knight, in the Na-tional Gi;oGRAPHic Magazine for August, 1932. EAGLES, HAWKS, AND VULTURES
Text Appearing After Image:
) National Geographic Society Approximately one-eighth natural size OSPREVTwo bald eagles Hying above Mc^icecVW >J^ KxcV ^vVV Vat t^%<^V\ XIII THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE