MEDD: KEY TO-THE LAND BIRDS. ja! 
is a straggler anywhere, mostly after ducks and other 
water birds, and is one of our finest hawks. 
14. PIGEON-HAWK. Falco columbarius. — 
Length, 12 inches. Slate gray above; underparts 
buff with black streaks. Young black above, with an 
indication of a red-brown collar around the neck. 
Otherwise this hawk is lke a diminutive Duck- 
Hawk, but preys on land birds and small animals. 
It breeds to the northward and winters in the South, 
and is the least shy of all our hawks. 
15. SPARROW-HAWK. Falco sparverius. — 
Length, 11 inches. Back and tail chestnut; wing 
coverts blue-gray; underparts white and buff, barred 
and spotted with black. Female and young have 
wing coverts chestnut. This bird is sometimes called 
the Killi Hawk, after its call. It is a summer bird, 
and a most elegant little hawk. 
16. MARSH-HAWK. MEADOW HARRIER. 
Circus hudsonicus. — Length, 20 inches. Light pearl 
