. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. XXIX. HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 199 the back, and blackish streaks or spots on the whitish lower parts. This is a fearless, swift, low-flying hawk, living mainly on birds, including poultry. Length, 10-14 ; wing, 7£ (6-9) ; tail, 5-8 ; tar- sus, 2 ; culm en, f. North America, south to Panama ; breeding throughout. 7. Cooper's Hawk (333. Acclpiter coop- er ii). — A hawk similar to the last, but larger and with a decidedly rounded tail. It is a dark-brown haw
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. XXIX. HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 199 the back, and blackish streaks or spots on the whitish lower parts. This is a fearless, swift, low-flying hawk, living mainly on birds, including poultry. Length, 10-14 ; wing, 7£ (6-9) ; tail, 5-8 ; tar- sus, 2 ; culm en, f. North America, south to Panama ; breeding throughout. 7. Cooper's Hawk (333. Acclpiter coop- er ii). — A hawk similar to the last, but larger and with a decidedly rounded tail. It is a dark-brown hawk, with grayish- and brownish-spotted under parts. In habits and food, it is much like the sharp- shinned hawk. Length, 14-20 ; wing, 9-11; tail, 7-10; tarsus, 2J ; culmen, 1. North America, south to south- ern Mexico ; breeding Sharp-shinned Hawk 8. American Goshawk (334. Accipiter atrkapillus). — A large, dark, slate-col- ored hawk, with grayish, wavy bars on a white ground on all the lower parts. The head is blackish, and has a white line over the eye, and the throat and breast are somewh at streaked with blackish. This is one of the Cooper's Hawk strongest and American Goshawk. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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