2 Birds cf Canada. 



sists principally of ducks and other water-fowl. 

 Nests, on a high rocky cliff; eggs, four, of a 

 redd'ish-browoi jcp-lo^ covered with dark blotches. 



SPARROW HAWK. 



Tinnunculus sparverius. The Sparrow Hawk. 



The Sparrow Hawk is a summer resident 

 of Canada. Color, above, light rufous or cinna- 

 mon ; underneath, pale rufous, spotted with 

 black ; quills, brownish-black, with white bars ; 

 legs, yellow ; bill, light blue. Nests, in a hollow 

 tree ; eggs, four, of a yellowish-buff color, 

 covered with spots of reddish-brown. Feeds 

 upon small birds, mice, and squirrels. 



Falco columbarius. The Pigeon Hawk. 



This bird arrives in Canada about the middle 

 of March. Length, fourteen inches. Color, 

 above, bluish-slate ; forehead and throat, white ; 



