. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. FALCO SPARVERIUS : SPARROW HAWK. 119 with numerous black bars ; wing coverts in the male ashy-blue, with or without black spots, in the female like the back ; quills in both sexes blackish with numerous pale or white bars on the inner webs ; tail chestnut, in the male with one broad black subterminal bar, white tip, and outer feather mostly white with several black bars ; in the male the whole tail with numerous im- perfect black bars ; below white, variously tinge
. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. FALCO SPARVERIUS : SPARROW HAWK. 119 with numerous black bars ; wing coverts in the male ashy-blue, with or without black spots, in the female like the back ; quills in both sexes blackish with numerous pale or white bars on the inner webs ; tail chestnut, in the male with one broad black subterminal bar, white tip, and outer feather mostly white with several black bars ; in the male the whole tail with numerous im- perfect black bars ; below white, variously tinged with buff, or tawny, in the male with a few black spots or none, in the fe- male with many brown streaks ; throat and vent nearly white and immaculate in both sexes ; bill dark horn, cere and feet yellow to bright orange. Length, ; wing, ; tail, , more or less. This elegant little Hawk will be immediately recog- nized by its small size, and entirely peculiar coloration, although the plumage varies almost interminably. It is a common New England bird, and resident, though less numerous in winter than at other seasons. It is also somewhat locally distributed. *"'°- ^3—sparrow hawk. Thus, I have found it to be quite abundant in the vicinity of Amherst, where nests are found nearly every year, and specimens are frequently procured. As far as I can ascertain, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the hollow of a tree, usually twenty or thirty feet from the ground, or even more. Dr. Wood has described a novel site chosen by a pair at Granby, Connecticut, who attacked and killed a pair of doves, took possession of the dove-house, which was inside a barn with holes leading outward, and made themselves quite at home ; they laid four eggs, and began to incu- bate, with the evident intention of feeding on the farmer's. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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