. Birds of North Carolina . rently instantly, from the force of the shock, and flyaway with it as easily and without visible struggle as if it had been a sparrowinstead of a bird of its own weight. 157. Falco columbarius columbarius {Linn.). Pigeon Hawk. Descriplion.—Adult male Ijluish gray above; adult female and young brownish above; tailbarred with black above in male, with lighter in female and young. Underparts wliitish or buffv,streaked with dusky. L., to 1; W., to ; T., to Range.—Whole of North America, breeding mainly north of the United States. Range in
. Birds of North Carolina . rently instantly, from the force of the shock, and flyaway with it as easily and without visible struggle as if it had been a sparrowinstead of a bird of its own weight. 157. Falco columbarius columbarius {Linn.). Pigeon Hawk. Descriplion.—Adult male Ijluish gray above; adult female and young brownish above; tailbarred with black above in male, with lighter in female and young. Underparts wliitish or buffv,streaked with dusky. L., to 1; W., to ; T., to Range.—Whole of North America, breeding mainly north of the United States. Range in North Carolina.—Known only as an occasional transient at Raleigh and in BuncombeCounty. 174 Birds of Xorth Carolina The Pigeon Hawk appears to 1)0 a rare transient in this State, our only recordsboiiiK October 1, 1880; April 21 and 23, 1888; April 19, 1902; September 2, 1910;and October 4, 1914, all from Haleigh, a single specimen being taken on each secured a female in Huncombe County on October 19, ir^m^. ^1^ M Fig. 134. PicKON 158.^Falco sparverius sparverius (Linn.). Sparrow Hawk. Dcsrriidion.—Male, back tawny, wiuKs liluish and l)lak, tail chestnut vvitli alianil near tip, below v tawny. Female willi liack and \vins-covcrts rusty,black; tail tawny, with several black l)ars. L., 10.(JO; \V., ; T., Ranqe.—^North and South America. linwje in North Carolina.—Whole Slate, apparently resident. broad bl;barred w ickith
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