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SPARROW-HAWK. 
Gos-Hawk. 
Astur, generic characters. — Bill compressed, 
edge of the mandible with an obsolete 
lobe ; nostrils oval ; wings short, fourth quill 
longest, the first five notched about their 
centre ; tail very ample, rather lengthened ; 
tarsi proportionably shorter than in Accipiter, 
of middle strength, the scaling in front 
more strongly marked ; middle toe long, the 
outer toes and the hallux nearly equal ; claw 
of the hind and inside toes strong and 
nearly equal. ' 
Note. — European, habits chiefly sylvan, some- 
times strike the prey on the wing, breed on 
trees, occasionally trained to the chase. 
