io HAWKS 



less often seen in the open than the Sparrow Hawk, which 

 it resembles in size, but from which it may be known by its 

 different color, longer tail, and much shorter wings. It 



Shakp-Shinned Hawk. 



Note the Long Tail. 



nests in trees 15-40 feet from the ground. The eggs, 

 3-6 in number, are bluish white or cream, marked with 

 brown and are laid in May. 



COOPER'S HAWK 

 Accipiter coo-peri. Case 1, Figs. 9, 10 



A large edition of the Sharp-shinned Hawk, with the tail 

 more rounded, the adult with a darker crown. L. male, 15$; 

 female, 19. 



Range. Nests throughout United States; winters from 

 southern New England southward. 



Washington, common S. R., less common W. V. Ossining, 

 tolerably common P. R. Cambridge, common T. V., not uncom- 

 mon S. R., rare W. V., Apl. 10-Oct. 20. N. Ohio, not common, 

 Mch. 20-Nov. 1 ; a few winter. Glen Ellyn, local S. R., a few 

 winter. SE. Minn., common S. R., Mch. 3. 



This is the real 'Chicken Hawk,' but it is less often seen 

 and heard than the soaring, screaming Buteos to which 

 the name is usually applied. It resembles the Sharp- 

 shinned in habits but being larger may prey on larger 

 birds. The female may be easily distinguished from the 



