WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 6. 



SHARP SHINNED HAWK. 



Species: A. velox. 



Genus: Accipiter. 



Distribution: 



A very common migrant but less common in summer and 

 winter. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brown , old birds showing ashy, white marked on 

 back of head and wings, tail paler, dark barred and pale 

 tipped ; under parts white, throat and breast barred with 

 light reddish brown, the former -^ery finely. Bill dark 

 bluish, feet yellow. Length about 12.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



Generally silent but have various sharp cries or notes. 



Haunts: 



Woods and farming lands. 



