. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I ; and ac- gregarious â II as after the strag- /. Some- es arouinl in ai)pre- :ate a cry ,v Lngland, ting, and a winter. It nil. and tiie ends north e Soutliern 'cfl regit Ills) f. SPARROW HAWK. Faho si'AR\i:Kirs. Char. Adult male : licad biui-~h ash. with reddish patch on crown, and l) ( h on .sides and nape: !):Kk infoiis; wings bluish and black in bars ; tail tawny, with black band, and tipped with white ; below, huffish or tawny. Ktmalc : rufuus barred
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I ; and ac- gregarious â II as after the strag- /. Some- es arouinl in ai)pre- :ate a cry ,v Lngland, ting, and a winter. It nil. and tiie ends north e Soutliern 'cfl regit Ills) f. SPARROW HAWK. Faho si'AR\i:Kirs. Char. Adult male : licad biui-~h ash. with reddish patch on crown, and l) ( h on .sides and nape: !):Kk infoiis; wings bluish and black in bars ; tail tawny, with black band, and tipped with white ; below, huffish or tawny. Ktmalc : rufuus barred with black; uiulcri)arts buffv streaked with tawny ; tail tawny, with blacki-li I ars. length lo inches. A'cst. I > in cavities of trees, often in Woodpecker's holes, some- times in deserted nest of a ("row. '£!i,'X'-f 5-7 "⢠buttish, occasionally white, blotchcil with dull red and brown; X i-i^- This beautiful and singularly marked bird appears to reside principally in the warmer parts of the I'nited States. 'I'hev are particularly abundant in the winter throughout South Carolina, (ieorgia. Alabama, and Morida. whither they assemble from the remote interior of the Northern States, wandering in sum- mer as far as the Rocky Moimtains, and were even seen by Dr. Richardson in the remote latitude of 5 V^ : these appear, ho\vi\er, to be onl\- stntggleis, nor do they seem at all to visit. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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