334. Accipiter atricapillus 
AMERICAN GOSHAWK. 22 and 24 inches 
Adult. Above d/uish gray, head darker, white line from the eye to 
back of neck ; tail with dark bands and white tip. Below finely 
mottled and streaked gray and white. Immature. Above dark 
brown, streaked and spotted with white. Below white, streaked 
and spotted with brown. The adult bird may always be known by 
its bluish gray back and chinchilla breast. Locally called Blue 
flen Hawkand Partridge Hawk. <A bold robber. 
Nest. In the woods. 
Breeds. In northern New England. Irregular winter visitor in 
southern portion, some winters they occur in numbers. 
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