230 GENUS ACCIPITER. 



Abdomen and entire under parts white, each feather having 

 a longitudinal line of brownish black, and a few irregular 

 bands of greyish brown. The quills of the wings brown 

 with darker bands, the inner webs mottled with white. Tail 

 dark brownish grey, with irregular bands of black and 

 tipped with white ; under side whitish; under tail coverts 

 pure white. 



In the young the head and upper parts are dark brown, 

 mixed with reddish. The under parts white tinged with 

 reddish yellow, and marked with large oval and round spots 

 of brown. 



Dimensions. — Female 22 to 24 inches in length. Male 19 

 to 20 inches. 



[Since writing the article on the Goshawk, we have seen 

 specimens, and had an opportunity to examine and compare 

 these with the European species — A. palumharius — and 

 from that examination we would be led to consider that 

 they were quite distinct. Our Goshawk has been shot in 

 the neighborhood of Cleveland, and Dr. Kirtland informs 

 us that they are very numerous in Wisconsin. He has seen 

 them flying around, and can distinguish them at a glance, 

 from their peculiar method of flight. Dr. Stirling»shot a 

 specimen in this vicinity that is now in the possession of 

 the Hon. William Case.] 



VII. Genus Accipiter, Brisson- 



The generic characters are similar to those of the pre- 

 ceding genus, but the species are smaller and more slender. 

 The fourth wing quills are the longest, but shorter than in 

 Astur. Tail also long. Tarsi long and slender, with the 

 scales almost wanting. Species distributed over the whole 



