ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
THE KITES, BUZZARDS, EAGLES, HAWKS, AND ALLIES
The Crowned Harpy
(Harpyhaliaetus coronatus), which ranges over South America and north as far as Guatemala, is about thirty-three inches long, ashy brown above, with a long occipital crest of darker feathers, and paler ashy brown lower parts and blackish thighs. The tail, which is shorter than that of the last species, is black with a broad white median band and a white tip.
This bird was found in limited numbers by Hudson in Argentina, where it was usually seen perched on the tall willows along the streams, or soaring in wide circles far up in the sky.
The Crowned Harpy is said to prey chiefly on the skunk, as most birds captured bear unmistakable evidence of having been in close quarters with this animal; but as Hudson suggests, the Eagle may be driven by the pangs of hunger to attack a skunk, but whether they succeed in the attack is quite another matter.
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