THE SMALLEST AMERICAN HAWK 



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grappling-hooks. The wings are long and acutely pointed, 

 going well beyond the end of the tail. The whole neck and 

 lower surface of the bird are white, but the back, wings and 

 upper surface of the tail are dark-colored, as also is the upper 



SPARROW HAWK. 



half of the head. The plumage is compact, smooth and oily, 

 as befits a diving bird. 



In summer this bird is at home on the sea-coast from Alaska 

 and Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, and along a few rivers, 

 but in winter it migrates to southern Florida, the West In- 

 dies and northern South America. 



