70 FALCONID A. 
back, wing, and tail-coverts, brown,—the base of many of 
the feathers white, which extending beyond the edge of 
the feather immediately above it, causes a white spot or 
mark; primaries and tail-feathers light brown, barred 
transversely with darker brown; under surface of the 
neck, body, wing-coverts, and thighs, greyish white, barred 
transversely with brown; under surface of the wing and 
tail feathers of the same colour, but the light and dark 
bars much broader; the first six wing-primaries emargi- 
nated; the fourth and fifth quill-feathers equal and the 
longest, the first quill-feather the shortest ; the legs and 
toes yellow ; the claws long, curved, sharp, and black. 
The young male Sparrow-Hawk resembles the female ; 
but the brown feathers of the back and the wing-coverts 
are edged with reddish brown; feathers of the tail red- 
dish brown, particularly toward the base, with three con- 
spicuous dark brown transverse bands. In other particu- 
lars like the female ; and both have a collar formed by a 
mixture of white and brown, which extends from the 
sides of the neck to the nape. 
