532 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. 
synonymous. The Dusky Falcon of Pennant and Latuam, Falco 
obscurus of the latter and of GmELtn, may also belong to the same spe- 
cies. If we consider priority of name as of paramount importance, 
then, in so far as can be shewn, the species ought to be named the 
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“« American Brown Hawk, Falco fuscus ;” or, according to the newer 
nomenclature, Astur or Accipiter fuscus. The names of ‘‘ Sharp-shinned;” 
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*« Slate-coloured,” and “ velox,” are not more distinctive; and Penn- 
sylvanicus is out of the question, having been applied to another 
species. 
