. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. EAGLES AND HAWKS. 41 Genus VI. ACCIPITER. HAWK. Bill short, strong, its sides sloping, its upper outline curved from the base, the edge of the upper mandible with a prominent festoon beyond the middle ; nostrils ovato-oblong; tarsi rather long, compressed, with ob- lique scutella anteriorly and on the sides, and oblong plates behind; wings much rounded; tail long, even. P. HEAD OF ACCIPITER NISUS. 1. A. Palumbarius. Goss Hawk.—Male bluish-grey tinged with brown above, head brown
. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. EAGLES AND HAWKS. 41 Genus VI. ACCIPITER. HAWK. Bill short, strong, its sides sloping, its upper outline curved from the base, the edge of the upper mandible with a prominent festoon beyond the middle ; nostrils ovato-oblong; tarsi rather long, compressed, with ob- lique scutella anteriorly and on the sides, and oblong plates behind; wings much rounded; tail long, even. P. HEAD OF ACCIPITER NISUS. 1. A. Palumbarius. Goss Hawk.—Male bluish-grey tinged with brown above, head brownish-black, lower parts wliite transversely barred with dark grey. Female hair-brown tinged with grey above, lower parts as in the male. P. 233. 2. A. Nisus. Sparrow Hawk.— Male dark bluish-grey above, reddish-white beneath, transversely barred with yel- lowish-red. Female brown tinged with grey above, greyish- white beneath, barred with dark grey. P. 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 Macgillivray, William, 1796-1852. Edinburgh, Maclachlan & Stewart; [etc. , etc. ]
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