. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . M^^f. Sparrow Haw 1 50 SPARROW HAWK (Falco sparverius) RED-TAILED HAWK (Buteo borealis) Length, about lo inches. This is one of thebest known and handsomest, as well as thesmallest, of Xorth American hawks. Ranf^-c : Breeds throughout the Lhiited States,Canada, and northern Mexico; winters in theUnited States and south to Guatemaki. Habits and economic status: The sparrow-hawk, which is a true falcon, Hves in the moreopen country and builds its nest in hollowtrees. It is abundant in many parts of the
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . M^^f. Sparrow Haw 1 50 SPARROW HAWK (Falco sparverius) RED-TAILED HAWK (Buteo borealis) Length, about lo inches. This is one of thebest known and handsomest, as well as thesmallest, of Xorth American hawks. Ranf^-c : Breeds throughout the Lhiited States,Canada, and northern Mexico; winters in theUnited States and south to Guatemaki. Habits and economic status: The sparrow-hawk, which is a true falcon, Hves in the moreopen country and builds its nest in hollowtrees. It is abundant in many parts of the^^est, wdiere telegraph pnles afTord it con\-e-nient perching and feeding places. Its fnodconsists of insects, small mammals, birds, <.]n-ders, and reptiles. Grasshoppers, crickets, andterrestrial beetles and caterpillars make upconsiderably more than half its subsistence,wddle field mice, house mice, and shrews coverfully 25 per cent of its annual supply. Thebalance of the food includes birds, reptiles,and spiders. Contrary to the usual habits ofthe species, some individuals d
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