204 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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The Goshawk {Astur palunibarius, Linnaeus) is only an 

 accidental visitor to the British Isles. Its range outside 

 the British Islands extends over the whole of the Palearclic 

 Region. The adult has the upper parts ashy-brown ; eye- 

 stripe, lores, and nape, greyish-white ; cheeks, dark brown ; 

 crown, dark ashy-brown ; wings and tail, greyish-brown, 

 the latter having four bars of darker brown ; under parts, 



