. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TIIK AMKUH'AN (JOHHAWK. 199 int'ii-iiirciiicnt of sfvciitccii s|)('ciiiii'iis in tln' l^ S. Niitiuiiiil Miisfiiiu collc)'- tioii is T)!! by 4'!.;") iiiillimctrfs, tin- Inr^icst i"^>i int'iisiiriii^' (il Ity ;, tlif siiiallcst r»4 l>y 4;') niilliiiM'trcs. The t\|i(' spcciiiu'ii (Nu. •_'()(!S4, I'l. (1, V\<x. 1), sclcctcil from n set of (ivc, WHS tiikcii li\ .Mr. L. M. 'I'linicr. l'. S. Si^iiiiil Service, .May I, iHTtl. in tiie Y
. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TIIK AMKUH'AN (JOHHAWK. 199 int'ii-iiirciiicnt of sfvciitccii s|)('ciiiii'iis in tln' l^ S. Niitiuiiiil Miisfiiiu collc)'- tioii is T)!! by 4'!.;") iiiillimctrfs, tin- Inr^icst i"^>i int'iisiiriii^' (il Ity ;, tlif siiiallcst r»4 l>y 4;') niilliiiM'trcs. The t\|i(' spcciiiu'ii (Nu. •_'()(!S4, I'l. (1, V\<x. 1), sclcctcil from n set of (ivc, WHS tiikcii li\ .Mr. L. M. 'I'linicr. l'. S. Si^iiiiil Service, .May I, iHTtl. in tiie Yukon Wiver Deltii, 68. Accipiter atricapillus striatulus Ixiimjwav. WI'.STKIJN (ioSllAWK. Axhir (ilrlrditilluN var. .slfialiiliis Kidow av, in llislnrv of Noitli .Vini'iicaii liinls, in, ISM, Arcijiilfr (ilrirtijullKs slridliiliiN UiixavAV. I'm Iiiii;s l'. S. .N'litioiial .Miiseiiiii, viii. |8S,5, :t5,'). (15 —. (' -. U :i-(, (' ]. V ;(:(i((.) (iK()(il{APlllcAi, K\X(iK.: Wc'stiTM .\nrtli .\iiii'r'icii ; ((> Sitka. .Maskii ; soutli 1o C'alii'oriiia: east to lil;ilio. 'I'lie la-eediiij;' raii^e of tlie Western (iosliawk extends fcoin Sitka, Alaska, south throiij^'li tlit^ moiuitains of tlie roast re;iion in ISi'itisli Colmnliia and the States of Washin}>ton and < )rejion, to ahont latitude .'is^ \n California. Mr. '{idfi'way's statement, in his .Mainial of North .Vineriean Hirds, "lireedin' at least south to latitude .'{o ,"" is evidently a tyiiojira|ihical error, and shoidd read ".'J!!'." .\eeordinji' to my oi)ser\ations, the {general haliits of tlie Western (ios- liawk are very similar to those of its easteiMi relative; it is etiually destructive to small jiiinie of all kinds, ]iarticularly the Sooty, Ikull'ed, and Shari)-taileil (irouse, as well as to the fowls of the |)oultr\' \ai'il. While nowhei'e almn- daiit, it seems to l)e pretty jicnerallx distiihuted tlirou<ihout the iiliie .Moun- tain re;4ion of
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