GLASS ll. AYES: 
ORDER 
1. RAPTORES. 
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THE EUROPEAN SPARROW-UAWK. 
row-Hawk, yl. tachiro ; the Red-bellied Rxwk, A. rujiventris ; the Hooded Hawk, yl.pz'Zea^MS; 
the Madagascak Hawk, A. Madagascariensis ; the New Holland Sparkow-Hawk, A. cirro- 
cephalus ; and the Australian Goshawk, A. approximanc. 
The American species are as follows : the American Brown Hawk, or Sharp-shinned Hawk, 
or Chicken-Hawk, A, fuscus, twelve to fourteen inches long ; very common throughout North 
America : Cooper's Hawk, A. Cooperii^ eighteen to twenty inches long ; dark ashy-brown above, 
but subject to great varieties of color ; found all over the United States : and the Mexican Black- 
capped Hawk, A. Mexicanus^ fifteen to seventeen inches long ; dark brownish-black above, be- 
neath light rufous ; common in Mexico. 
Genus POLIORNIS : Poliornis. — Under this genus the British Museum Catalogue presents 
the following species: the Teesa Hawk, P. Teesa; the Pale Hawk, P. liv enter ; the Gray- 
cheeked Hawk, P. Indicus ; and the Dark-cheeked Hawk, P. pyrrliogenys. 
Genus GERANOSPIZA : Geranospiza^ according to the same authority, includes the Slender 
Hawk, G, gracilis. 
Genus MICRASTUR : Micrastur, also, according to the preceding authority, includes the 
Pied Sparrow-Hawk, 3/. 5?'ac%^^erMS ; the Yellow-necked Hawk, M. xantkoihorax ; and the 
CoNCENTRicAL Sparro w-Hawk, M. conceutricus. 
Genus MICRONISUS : Micronisus, according to the same authority, includes the Soolo 
Falcon, M. Soloensis ; France's Sp arrow-Hawk, M. Francesii ; Brown's Hawk, M. hadius; 
the Short-toed Sparrow-Hawk, J/", sphenurus ; the Red-legged Falcon, M, Gahar ; the Sin- 
(!LE-STREAKED Hawk, M. monogrammicus. 
Genus MELIERAX : Melierax. — This includes the Chanting Hawk, JS/". musicus, found in 
Africa ; it is ash-colored above and white, rayed with brown, beneath ; lives on rabbits, rats, 
moles, mice, quails, and partridges, and makes its nests on trees. The sexes pair for life; during 
incubation the male turns musician, and sings by day and night. Each strain occupies about a 
minute, when he pauses for a time and then begins again. He is so absorbed while singing that 
he may be approached, though at other times exceedingly shy. Levaillant having killed a male 
bird, the female searched for him on all sides, uttering ]3iteous cries ; in another case, having killed 
a female, the husband mounted to the tops of the trees and poured out a mingled strain of lamen- 
tation and defiance. 
Genus CYMINDIS : Cymindis. — This includes two species, the Cayenne Falcon, C. Cayen- 
nensis, and the Crook-billed Falcon, 0. uncinatus, both of South America,' and both resem- 
bling the buzzards. 
Genus CIRCAETUS : Circaetus. — This includes several species intermediate between the buz- 
zards and eagles. The Jean-le-Blanc Eagle, C. Gallicus, is common over all Europe ; its wings 
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