SPARROW-HAWK. 



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under surface of tlie neck, body, "wing-coverts, and thighs, 

 greyish white, barred transversely with brown ; under surface 

 of the wing and tail feathers of the same colour, but the light 

 and dark bars much broader; the first six wing-primaries 

 emarginated ; the fourth and fifth quill-feathers equal and the 

 longest, the first quill-feather the shortest ; the legs and toes 

 yellow ; the claws long, curved, sharp, and black. 



The young male Sparrow-Hawk resembles the female ; 

 but the brown feathers of the back and the wing-coverts are 

 edged with reddish brown ; feathers of the tail reddish brown, 

 particularly toward the base, with three conspicuous dark 

 brown transverse bands. In other particulars like the female ; 

 and both have a collar formed by a mixture of white and 

 brown, which extends from the sides of the neck to the nape. 



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