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THE HAWKS AND OWLS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



The eggs, which are from two to five in number, three being the rule, 

 are deposited from the middle of April to the latter part of May, ac- 

 cording to the latitude. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Bare portion of leg in front shorter than middle toe; wing more than 

 12 inches (305 mm ). 



Adult. — Above bluish, slate color with blackish shaft streaks; top of 

 head deep black; tail crossed by four dusky bands; below white, thickly 

 barred with narrow zigzag lines of grey; feathers often streaked in 

 middle with dusky. 



Immature. — Above, dusky greyish, feathers margined with buff; be- 

 low, whitish or pale buff with narrow stripes of blackish. 



Length: 21 to 25 inches (533 to 634 U1,U ); extent, 42 to 46 inches (1067 

 to 1169 miu ); wing, 12 to 14.25 inches (305 to 362 mm ); tail, 9.50 to 12.75 

 inches (241 to 324 mm ). 



Table sJwiving the results of examinations of 28 stomachs of the Goshawk 

 (Accijpiter atrieapillus) . 



Locality. 



Date. 



Poultry 



or game 



birds. 



Other birds. 



Mammals. 



Miscellaneous. 



Sandy Spring, Md 



Dec. 27,1887 

 Oct. 31,1882 



Jan. 12.1886 

 Aug. — 1867 



Feb. 17,1886 

 Apr. 12. 1886 

 Oct. 29,1888 

 Feb. 5,1889 

 Feb. 2. 1889 



Sept. 4,1886 



STov. - 1878 

 Dec. - 1879 

 Oct. 25,1884 



Dec. 29,1884 

 Oct. 1885 

 Oct. 20,1886 

 Dec. 22,1889 

 Aug. 20 1889 



Feb. 10,1890 

 Dec. 2.1879 



Dec. 2, 1886 

 Jan. 10,1887 

 Dec. 27,1880 

 Sept. 30, 1890 



Sept. 28, 1890 

 Sept. 8,1890 

 Sept. 6,1890 



Nov. 12, 1890 







Pabbit 





Puffed 



grouse. 





2 red squirrels.. 



Pabbit 



do 





Philadelphia, Pa 













counties, Nebr. 

 Tioea Pa 







Mouse, weasel.. 

 Mice 













Bridgeport, Conn 



Lockport, N. T 



Coram, Suffolk County, 

 N. Y. 



Grant County, N. Mex. 



Troy ~N. Y 



Fowl . . . 









. do 









..do 









..do 















3 centipeds. 

 Empty. 

 Do. 



Saratoga County, N.Y. 

 Rensselaer County 

 B". Y. 

 Do 









Puffed 



grouse. 





Gray squirrel.. . 









Do 











Do 







Squirrel 











Do. 













tain, Ariz. 



Chicken. 













Do. 



N.Y. 

 Camp Verde, Ariz 









Do. 



Poultry. 









West Point, N-. Y 







Do, 











Do. 



Idaho. 

 Do 







Ped squirrel 











Do. 









...do 





tains, Idaho. 





















Summary. — Of 28 stomachs examined, 9 contained poultry or game birds; 2, other birds; 10, mam 

 mals ; 3, insects ; 1, centiped ; and 8 were empty. 



