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Recognition Marks of Birds
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AA .*^'^-" ^ 'B permiislon, from ' The Auk' DIRECTIVE MARKS OF HAWKS AND OWLS L3 I. Marsh Hawk VII. Swainson's Hawk. XIII. Long-cared Owl II. Sharp-shinned Hawk. VIII. Broad-winged Hawk. XIV. Short-eared Owl III. Cooper's Hawk. IX. Rough-lcKged Hawk. XV. Barred Owl. IV. Goshawk. X. Duck Hawk. XVI. Screech Owl. V. Red-tailed Hawk. XI. Pigeon Hawk. XVII. Horned Owl. VI. Rcd-shouldercd Hawk. XII. Sparrow Hawk. XVIII. Hawk Owl. A loiiK- tailed Hawk, too far away to make certain of. I supposed was a Cooper's, but he alighted on the p;round and then I knew it must be a Marsh Hawk. Each species has its own habits and sounds as well as colors, that help in its recoji;nition, but the most useful all-around label -marks are those of color -pattern or uniform.