. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. A HAWK TO BE DESTROYED 67 and birds of all kinds are touched very lightly. This species inhabits eastern North America from Nova Scotia and Canada to the Gulf, and westward to the Plains. The Pacific coast contains a variety known as the Red-Bellied Hawk, which is quite as honest about poultry as the eastern SHAEP-SHINNED HAWK. The Sharp-Shinned Hawk^ is a swift flier, a keen hunter and a great murderer of small birds. Like all the hawks, its upper surface is dark
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. A HAWK TO BE DESTROYED 67 and birds of all kinds are touched very lightly. This species inhabits eastern North America from Nova Scotia and Canada to the Gulf, and westward to the Plains. The Pacific coast contains a variety known as the Red-Bellied Hawk, which is quite as honest about poultry as the eastern SHAEP-SHINNED HAWK. The Sharp-Shinned Hawk^ is a swift flier, a keen hunter and a great murderer of small birds. Like all the hawks, its upper surface is dark and its lower surface light. Its tail is long, and has three or four narrow, dark-colored bands across it, far apart, with the widest band nearest to the end. The wings, back, upper neck surface and upper tail are all bluish ^ Ac-cip'i-ter vel'ox. Average length of male, inches; female, 13 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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