204 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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THE Goshawk (Astur palumbarius> Linnaeus) is only an 

 accidental visitor to the British Isles. Its range outside 

 the British Islands extends over the whole of the Palearctic 

 Region. The adult has the upper parts ashy-brown ; eye- 

 stripe, lores, and nape, greyish-white ; cheeks, dark brown ; 

 crown, dark ashy-brown ; wings and tail, greyish-brown, 

 the latter having four bars of darker brown ; under parts, 



