CHAPTER IV.. The Long-Legged Hawks and Buzzards.

THE LONG-LEGGED HAWKS AND BUZZARDS.

THE BANDED GYMNOGENE--Habits--Its Movable Tarsi--THE HARRIERS--Distinctive Features--THE MARSH HARRIER--Habits--Its Thievish Propensities--THE HARRIER-HAWKS--Colonel Greyson’s Account of their Habits--THE CHANTING GOSHAWKS--Why so Called--Habits--THE TRUE GOSHAWKS--Distinctive Characters--THE GOSHAWK--Distribution--In Pursuit of its Prey--Appearance--THE SPARROW-HAWKS--Distinctive Characters--THE COMMON SPARROW-HAWK--Habits--Appearance--THE BUZZARDS--Their Tarsus--THE COMMON BUZZARD--Where Found--How it might be turned to Account--Food--Its Migrations--Habits--Appearance--THE HARPY 267