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the back, and blackish streaks or spots 

 on the whitish lower parts. This is a 

 fearless, swift, low-flying hawk, living 

 mainly on birds, including poultry. 



Length, 10-14 ; wing, 7J (6-9) ; tail, 5-8 ; tar- 

 sus, 2 ; culmen, |. North America, south to 

 Panama ; breeding throughout. 



7. Cooper's Hawk (333. Acdpiter coop- 

 erii). — A hawk similar to the last, but 

 larger and with a decidedly rounded tail. 

 It is a dark-brown hawk, with grayish- 

 and brownish-spotted under parts. In 

 habits and food, it is much like the sharp- 

 shinned hawk. 



Length, 14-20 ; wing, 9-11; tail, 7-10; tarsus, 

 2J ; culmen, 1. North America, south to south- 

 ern Mexico ; breeding throughout. 



Sharp-shinued Hawk 



8. American Goshawk (334. Acdpiter atricapiUus). — A large, 



dark, slate-col- 

 ored hawk, with 

 grayish, wavy 

 bars on a white 

 ground on all 

 the lower parts. 

 The head is 

 blackish, and 

 has a white line 

 over the eye, 

 and the throat 

 and breast are 

 somewhat 

 streaked with 

 blackish. This 

 is one of the ' ' 



Cooper's Hawk strongest and American Goghawk 



