. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. AMERICAN GOSHAWK. BLUE HEN HAWK. ACCIPITER ATRICAPILLUS. Char. Above, dark bluish gray; lop of head black, the feathers be- neath the surface white; white stripe over the eye : tail with four dark bands ; below, white barred and streaked with narrow dark lines. Young very different; above, brown, edges of feathers huffish ; tail lighter, tipped with white and crossed by four or five dark bands; below, buiiish, streaked with brown. L
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. AMERICAN GOSHAWK. BLUE HEN HAWK. ACCIPITER ATRICAPILLUS. Char. Above, dark bluish gray; lop of head black, the feathers be- neath the surface white; white stripe over the eye : tail with four dark bands ; below, white barred and streaked with narrow dark lines. Young very different; above, brown, edges of feathers huffish ; tail lighter, tipped with white and crossed by four or five dark bands; below, buiiish, streaked with brown. Length 22 to 24 inches. Nest. In a tree ; made of twigs. A^.TJ- 3-4; bluish white, with buff or reddish brown markings ; X The foreign representative of this elegant and spirited spe- cies of Hawk appears to be common in France, Germany, the northern parts of Great Britain, Russia, and Siberia, and ex- tend- into Chinese Tartary. Our species, so nearly related to the European bird, is very rare, migrating to the South ap- parently at the approach of winter. On the 26 th of October, 1830, I received one of these birds from the proprietor of Wi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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