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Stories about birds of land and water (1874)

Kirby, Mary, 1817-1893, Kirby, Elizabeth, 1823-1873 · Hartford [Conn.] : American Publishing Co. · leaf 42

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you can see by the curve in hisbeak. And you can tell pretty much what kind of a life he leads by the atti-tude in which he stands. He has the same habits as the kite, and has been. THE BUZZARD AND ITS PREY. 39 flying over and over the ground in a slow and steady manner, looking for prey.He eats… … ^■O -^^.v ^^^^—\ I THE COMMON, OR MOUSE BUZZARD. When he has finished his meal, he will retire to the branch of a tree, orto the ledge of a rock, and repose until he has digested it. Then he will issueforth again, and sweep over the country, or sail about with his wings expandedto their fullest…

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