THE HAWKS AND OWLS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THEIR RELATION TO AGRICULTURE. PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. C. HART MERRIAM. U.S. Dept. Agriculture Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy, Bulletin No. 3. Fisher, A. K.
GPO, Washington: 1893. First edition 210 p. + 26 (all 26 plates are present)
Wonderful full color tissue guarded lithographed plates by J.L. and
R.Ridgway. slight foxing to some of the blank borders. 8vo.Original cloth
binding, slightly worn. Gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated with
chromolithograph plates (all 26 plates are present) A thorough discussion of the
economic value of American hawks and owls. Each species is treated in detail
with appended descriptions and tables based on the examination of the birds'
stomachs. The plates are lithographed in colors. Anker (Bird Books and Bird Art)
144. The author's study found that only six of the 73 species were harmful to
agriculture, three of these being rare, and most were helpful. The methodology
and conclusions were very close to that pioneered in Pennsylvania by B. H.
Warren. Nissen 316. Zimmer p 221.
| PLATE LIST | ||
| 1 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
| 2 | Mississippi Kite | Iclinia mississippiensis |
| 3 | Marsh Hawk | Circus hudsonius |
| 4 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter velox |
| 5 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperi |
| 6 | Goshawk | Accipiter atricapillus |
| 7 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo borealis |
| 8 | Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus |
| 9 | Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swaninsoni |
| 10 | Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo latissimus |
| 11 | Rough-legged Hawk | Archibuteo l. sancti-johannis |
| 12 | Ferruginous Rough-leg | Archibuteo ferrugineus |
| 13 | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| 14 | Bald Eagle | Halioeetus leucocephalus |
| 15 | Duck Hawk | Falco peregrinus anatum |
| 16 | Pigeon Hawk | Falco columbarius |
| 17 | Sparrow Hawk | Falco sparrerius |
| 18 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus carolinensis |
| 19 | Barn Owl | Strix pratincola |
| 20 | Long-eared Owl | Asio wilsonianus |
| 21 | Short-eared Owl | Asio accipitrinus |
| 22 | Barred Owl | Syrnium nebulosum |
| 23 | Screech Owl | Megascops asio |
| 24 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus |
| 25 | Burrowing Owl | Speotyto cunicularia hypogoea |
| 26 | Dwarf Screech Owl | Megascops flammeolus idahoensis |
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