Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
FERHERED BRIGANDS
Something About the Destructive
Pests oi the Afr.

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Among lhr many enemies witch
ihratau tussfrTm.usis uur game bird.
thg puaoriai hawks 20 the air stand
almost lu thr iruut rank. ocrupy ing a
position. u. b urr.. amoug the issth.
'raI tr.Ia.H f'sf HHH only he likrnad 10
hrEaHls ruurr'4 ui flghi keen u
,lU suIJ as sIHHI.us arrows in their
descent uv.U aHI rspasious iu their
haHils HHI aIa Hrl rowing iu their
,uut.uga search iHI prey, they form a
surgi1s ~ tu'wl fHHi frW creatures
whether 'Hgt b. fslHsrrd or furr,,d.
rau 'seaUg when ralurd uPun iu abe
open Among tH.-. TERRIBLE warriors
~ tlr aIr f0u buHrarI-bauks ucCupy
trsi F.are by sirtu. uf their size aud
strength LHsi 81 t.# Mississippi four
sperir- are found fHr -rvat r-d-talled
has E being t1r erufIuu.sst and largest
H. i1aa sITsafg. ...s. Hbling the sylla-
BE AL. ui rtri aIl and then a. u SCARS
Hfaune r efrat riryiys. h familiar Ga
thf ears of uiast huuisrs u. majestic
Appearance lH thr hir has often been
the ihamf oi fH'Hls' songs. bat the
tpoTtsman snas nothing bat ialr
gene a thr cirvling crcature
sailing twu io iuJr hundred feet above
his head Tho shotgun l. not oi much
u=e iof ihoss birds a. they rarely APP
proach within ordinary range of such
an Implement. bot the stout hody aud
long wings make a fair target for
rice l,ail When ihe bird has made
half ui ts circle. and comes up against
The wiud. be- Night i much slouor aud
The hunters chance has cotnD The
birds live almost entirely - such
daiuty food as ruHvI grouse sharp
tailed grouse. quail. Fabbit. spruce
partridge and migratory birds
Nearly as large a. the rrd-tBlled
havH hHi Jess majestic la its nir1
nud habits. TO- Saalnson's buzzarF
which prafrr- a. obtain its food b de-
ouyiuE hirds from the bush. aud thea
pouuD.UE upuu them from = short dis-
tauoc hirds smaller than quails form
their principal food. while many In
srrts arr dr,ourrd by them 10 have
sport with This bird. une must brighten
10 un .ts uert vhru che cuhuiug GREAT
urr uiiI limp aud autler awuy ~ 10
severely wounded foll0w h = sunl.
cirut distance from The nest. aad it
vlil suddou'y ris. cap iu the air and
tall % to other parts A fine shot b.
then offered 10 has ving eKpauss
~ some iuriy nine inches 0r moru.
which offers o. fair target for "a ball
Tho rrl-shuuldcned hawk l. q trinr
smaller than esther ~ the above. add
Ear more timid ln IT, habits II seldom
ventures ou'sidr oi the forest. where Il
obtains .,s iool ny pcrchinR itself on
some old stump Oi a trsso. and sitiing
mOtiunlcss until some prcy approaches
h. rvstiug place. The sight oi an
carmy coming through the forest 4
the signal sor alarm. aud h imme-
diately sails up In the alF 10 great
hoighis But Iust after u has flushed
hearty meal the gourmand becomes
~ gorged that rapid hying Il almost
impossible, and Il can not even sail Ia
the air ior q long time a. onoe. Tho
hunter can at such times often get good
shots nt the creature The broad.
winged hawk rvsembles 10 sOmewhst
oniy the latter II more daring and
eenps "A A. Hla@0is. Hunger viii often
laake n - boln thai n will sclRe
Noanded aNrne from before tie very
Rnn a ths hunles
euppiemsntlnR these large brigAnds
81 he nlf Asu many smaller species
whlch. thoaR 81 not - noble game. arr
fAr lnorr cemmoa aud easier Of capt
uro Every dack-huater IL iaaa.sar
with that destructive creature known
~ Tho pcregrlne. or dnck-hawk.
the poweN Of which have
hoon knowa for years d does
not hesitate 10 aitack game a.
large and even larger than itscli, and
~ well-aimed, hrrow-like blow seldom
gives De victim a chance 10 retaliata
In New Rnglahd u u called the great
footed hawk, and Il Qay be found al
along our Atlantic coast every year.
following olose GA the heels of the
spring and autumn hocka of dackn
The Eight of The bird whsa In quest oI
prey IL something astonishing. and Il
10 . common Occurrences for u 30 over.
take the hoet-wingcd carrier pigeon.
German faleoners train the birds foE
ths express purpose Of overtaklng car
risr-pigeonA which makes them Of
great service 10 times Of var. The
courage and aash Of ths bird make n
= isvorils In spite Of ils destruotivs
qualities To shoot one of these rapid
flyers wken IN pursuit Of . hock ol
ducifa the hunter wants . shotgun,
well-charged with heavy dack-shot
The bird does not soar about In the aif
a. do the buHaard-hswks. bat often Np.
proaehes within . very reasonable dis.
sAnco Of the gunner
rhs little pleeon-hswk. though q
tiny crunture compared with the dack'
hawk. rivals Ils larseF eompanloa 10
is rapid aysng n a seldom shot
evon ~ ths besi u woodsmen u u
slE1s o. Ne nevs restless sae eslskl