. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . winters fromthe Southern States southward to South America. Washington, not uncommon T. V. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V.,Apl. 1 to May 11; Aug. 10 to Oct. 15. Cambridge, common T. Y., Apl. 10 toMay 5; Sept. and Oct.; occasional in winter. Nest^ in trees, in hollow limbs, or on cliffs. Eggs, four to five, varyingfrom creamy white, more or less heavily marked with reddish brown or choco-late, to reddish brown marked with shades of the same color, 1-G5 x 1-20. This Falcon, with the exception possibly of the Broad-wingedHawk, is the least shy of a
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . winters fromthe Southern States southward to South America. Washington, not uncommon T. V. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V.,Apl. 1 to May 11; Aug. 10 to Oct. 15. Cambridge, common T. Y., Apl. 10 toMay 5; Sept. and Oct.; occasional in winter. Nest^ in trees, in hollow limbs, or on cliffs. Eggs, four to five, varyingfrom creamy white, more or less heavily marked with reddish brown or choco-late, to reddish brown marked with shades of the same color, 1-G5 x 1-20. This Falcon, with the exception possibly of the Broad-wingedHawk, is the least shy of all our diurnal birds of prey, and oftenmay be approached within a few rods. It frequents the more opencountry and edges of woods, and is common along the shores of largebodies of water. . The flight is very rapid and resembles that of the Wild Pigeonquite closely; nor does the similarity end here, for while sitting on atree the general poise is that of a Pigeon in repose, and specimenshave been mistaken and shot for the latter bird. . .. Sparrow Hawk and young. FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 211 Of 56 stomachs examined, 2 contained poultry; 41, small birds;2, mice; 16, insects; and 5 were empty (Fisher). The Mekliw ( Falco regulus) and the Kestrel ( Falco tlnnun-culus)., both Old-World species, have each been recorded once from this sideof the Atlantic, the Merlin from Greenland, the Kestrel from Massachusetts(Cory, Auk, v, 1888, pp. 110, 205). r .0 9 360. Falco sparverius Linn. American Sparrow Hawk. Ad. 6.—Back rufous, more or less barred with black ; tail rufous, a black band nearits end, the tip white ; head slaty blue, with generally a rufous spot on thecrown; wing-coverts slaty blue, primaries barred with white; a black markbefore and behind the white ear-coverts; under parts varying from cream-buff to ochraceous-butf; belly and sides spotted with black. Ad. 9.—Back,tail, and wing-coverts rufous, barred with black; head as in the male; underparts more or les
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