. The birds of New England and adjacent states : ... arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature ... with illustrations of many species of the birds, accurate figures of their nests and eggs . Fig- 1- Pigeon Hawk, Hypotriorchis columbarius. Gray.,. 2. Sparrow Hawk, Tinnunculus sparverius. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiterfiiscus. Red-shouldered Hawk, B Jardine Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo Pennsylvanieu THE SPARROW HAWK. 19 fir-trees, twelve feet from the ground; eggs three, dullyellowish-brown, with dark reddish-brown blotches. A single egg before me, kindly l
. The birds of New England and adjacent states : ... arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature ... with illustrations of many species of the birds, accurate figures of their nests and eggs . Fig- 1- Pigeon Hawk, Hypotriorchis columbarius. Gray.,. 2. Sparrow Hawk, Tinnunculus sparverius. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiterfiiscus. Red-shouldered Hawk, B Jardine Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo Pennsylvanieu THE SPARROW HAWK. 19 fir-trees, twelve feet from the ground; eggs three, dullyellowish-brown, with dark reddish-brown blotches. A single egg before me, kindly loaned for descriptionsand figure by George A. Boardman of Milltown, Me., is ofthe above color. It is admirably figured, fig. 1, plate L,in this volume. It is a trifle more pointed than the eggsof rapacious birds usually are, and measures inch inlength, and inch at its greatest breadth. TINNUNCULUS SPARVERIUS.— Vieillot. The Sparrow Hawk. Falco spnrverius, Linnreus. Syst. Nat., I. 128 (1766). Faleo domirdeenses, Gai. Syst. Nat, I. 285 (1788). Falco gracilis, cinnamoninus, and isabdlinus. Sw. Cab. Cy., p. 281 (1838). Description. Adult.—Frontal band and space, including the eyes and throat
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