. Ornithology and oy of New England: containing full descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces .. . f brownish-black; under parts with numerouslongitudinal stripes, and on the sides with transverse bands of brownish-black;external feathers of the tail palest; broad subterminal band on the tail, obscure orwanting. Young. — All the rufous parts of the plumage with wider transverse bands ofbrownish-black; wing coverts, dark bluish-cinereous, with large circular spotsof black; under parts with longitudinal stripes, and large circular spots of black;iris very dark
. Ornithology and oy of New England: containing full descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces .. . f brownish-black; under parts with numerouslongitudinal stripes, and on the sides with transverse bands of brownish-black;external feathers of the tail palest; broad subterminal band on the tail, obscure orwanting. Young. — All the rufous parts of the plumage with wider transverse bands ofbrownish-black; wing coverts, dark bluish-cinereous, with large circular spotsof black; under parts with longitudinal stripes, and large circular spots of black;iris very dark hazel. Total length, eleven to twelve inches; wing, seven to seven and a half; tail, fiveto five and a half inches. This beautiful little hawk is a summer inhabitant of allthe New-England States, and, in the more southern districts,a resident throughout uie year. It is a not very commonspecies, hardly a half-dozen birds being seen in these States 20 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. by a student through the year, no matter how enthusiastiche may be. I can add nothing to Wilsons description thatwill be of interest: it is as follows: —. The habits and manners of this bird are well known. It fliesrather irregularly, occasionally suspending itself in the air, hover-ing over a particular spot for a minute or two, and then shootingoff in another direction. It perches on the top of a dead tree orpole, in the middle of a field or meadow, and, as it alights, shuts itslong wings so suddenly that they seem instantly to disappear: itsits here in an almost perpendicular position, sometimes for an hourat a time, frequently jerking its tail, and reconnoitring the groundbelow, in every direction, for mice, lizards, &c. It approaches thefarmhouse, particularly in the morning, skulking about the barn-yard for mice or young chickens. It frequently plunges intoa thicket after small birds, as if by random, but always with aparticular, and generally a fatal aim. One day I observed a birdof this species p
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