SHARP-SHIXyED HAWK. 



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and out among the brier patches in search of small birds: at other 

 times it may be seen passing over the country high in the air or soaring 

 in wide circles over some particular spot. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Tail more than two- thirds as long as wing, its tip even or slightly 

 notched 5 wing not more than 8.80 inches (223°^™). 



Adult. — Uniform bluish gray above, top of head darker, tail crossed 

 bj' several blackish bands : below, white, with breast and sides barred 

 dusky or rufous. 



Imrndtxre. — Above, dusky more or less spotted with lighter, the 

 feathers bordered with rusty; below, whitish, streaked with brown or 

 dusky. 



Length: 10 to U inches (254 to 355"""); extent, 21 to 25 inches (533 

 t<i 635°^"); wing, 6 to 8.S0 inches (152 to 223'"'"); tail, 5.80 to 8.20 

 inchBS (147 to 208'"°'). 



Table shoiiing the results of examinations of 159 stomachs of the Sharp-shinned Haick 



{Accipiter relox). 



Locality- 



Date. 



PonltTv 



or game 



birds. 



other birds. 



Mammals. 



MiscellaneoTis. 



Sing Sins, :S^. T Sept. 10. 



Do ■ Sept.lT. 



Do ! do .. 



Do I Sept. 24. 



Southold. X. Y 1 iTov. 20, 



1885 I- 

 1885 ' . 



Alfred Centre, N. T. . . 1 Sept. 17, 



Taunton. Mass Oct. 6 



Do ! Jfov.21 



Sing Sing. JT. T Sept. 25 



July 22, 

 Mar. 27, 

 Mav 25, 

 Sept. 18, 

 May 2, 

 Sept. 21, 



Peterboro, 57. T 



Portland. Conn 



Maplewood, X.J 



Montgomery Co., Pa . . 



Wood'slook.' Conn 



Long Island City, N.T. 



Greensboro, Ala 



Middletown, Conn 



Portland, Conn 



Do 



Fort Buford, X. Dak . 

 Washington, D. C 



Sing Sing, N. Y 



East Hai'tford, Conn . 

 Fasthamptou, Mass - . 

 South Windsor, Conn 



Portland, Conn , 



Do 



rortBufoni. X. Dak . 



Sandy Spring, Md 



'Do 



1885 • . 

 1885 t. 



1885 1. 

 1885 



1885 . 



1886 i . 



1886 i . 



1886 . 

 1886 - 



1886 I . 



1887 '. 

 1887 i . 



Noy. 11, 1887 

 Jan. 19, 1887 



Apr. 2. 

 Oct. 20, 

 Sept. 9. 

 Dec. 31, 



1887] 

 1887 • 

 1887 I 

 1887 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Chester County, Pa . 



Do 



Sept., 

 Apr. 23, 



do .. 



....do.. 

 Sept. 20, 

 Sept. 26, 

 Oct. 2, 

 Xoy. 5, 

 Xov. 22, 

 Xoy. 26, 



1887 

 1887 



1887 

 1887 

 1887 



1887 

 1887 

 1886 



Sept. 20, 1884 



2 warblers 



Warbler 



Field sparrow .. 



Chipping spar- 

 row. " purple 

 grackle. 



Warbler 



(ioldtiuch 



2 .small birds 



J unco and king- 

 let. 



Small bird 



Kobin 



Oriole, swift . . . 



Small bird 



...do 



Engli.<h spar- 

 row, warbler. 



W hitc - 1 h roat<Hl 

 sparrow. 



2 English spar- 

 rows. 



Kobin 



Field sparrow . . 



Thrush 



White-throated 

 sparrow. 



Kobin 



Warbler 



Junco 



Empty. 



Goldfinch, chick' 



adee. 

 Doye 



Bluebinl . . 

 Small bird 



Fox sparrow, 



song sparrow. 



Field s^iarrow . 



Do. 

 Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Beetlea. 



