212 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 
than square at the end; the wings are bluntly rounded at 
the end. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk.—Throughout the Dominion this is 
one of the commonest hawks wherever there is wooded coun- 
try or brush. It is smaller than the Cooper’s hawk, but 
resembles it in flight and habits. Its tail is square at the 
end. It is a swift flyer and hunts keenly through the brush 
and along the fences, preying upon the smaller birds. In- 
asmuch as it is a great destroyer of insectivorous birds, its 
protection is not only undesirable but its destruction should 
be encouraged, provided care is taken to distinguish it from 
useful species of hawks. 
