. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. COOPER'S HAWK. ACCIPITER COOPERI. Char. Adult bluish gray or almost bluish ash, head darker ; below, whitish, breast and belly thickly streaked with reddish brown, sides with a bluish tinge; wings and tail barred with dark brown, tail tipped with white. Length about i6 inches (female 2 to 3 inches longer). A'est. In a tree, near the trunk ; made of twigs, lined with grass. Eggs. 3-4; bluish white spotted with reddish brown (sometimes im- maculate) ; X This fine species o
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. COOPER'S HAWK. ACCIPITER COOPERI. Char. Adult bluish gray or almost bluish ash, head darker ; below, whitish, breast and belly thickly streaked with reddish brown, sides with a bluish tinge; wings and tail barred with dark brown, tail tipped with white. Length about i6 inches (female 2 to 3 inches longer). A'est. In a tree, near the trunk ; made of twigs, lined with grass. Eggs. 3-4; bluish white spotted with reddish brown (sometimes im- maculate) ; X This fine species of Hawk is found in considerable numbers in the Middle States, particularly New York and New Jersey, in the autumn and at the approach of winter. It is also seen in the Oregon territory to the shores of the Pacific. Its food appears principally to be birds of various kinds; from the Sparrow to the Ruffed Grouse, all contribute to its rapa- cious appetite. I have also seen this species as far south as the capital of Alabama, and, in common with the preceding, its depredations among the domestic fowls are very destructive. Mr. Cooper informs me that the plumage of the adult male bears the same analogy to the adult of F. fusais as the young of that species does to the present, excepting that the rufous. 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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