PIGEON HAWK. 
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fters are very deep red bay, with a single broad band 
Wacls near the cud, and tipt with yellowish white ; 
. *■'6 and legs, yellow ; orbits, the same ; bill, light blue ; 
** of the eye', dark, almost hlack ; claws, blue black. 
Ihe character of this corresponds with that of the 
j®*ttale, given at large in the preceding article. I 
^**te reason, however, to believe, that these birds 
'?'‘y considerably in the colour and luailongs of their 
“SC during the first and second years ; having met 
specimens every nay corresponding with the 
except in the breast, which was a plain rufous 
without spots; the markings on the tail also 
"cring a little in ditl’erent specimens. These I uni- 
“‘'y found, on dissection, to be males; from the 
of one of which 1 took a considerable part of 
carcass of a robin, (turdus vdgratorius,) including 
'Jubroken feet and claws ; though the robin actually 
1 'iisures within half an inch .as loug as the sparrow 
10 . FALCO COLUMBARIUSf LINN. 
PIGEON HAWK. 
"''■sox, PLATE XV. FIG. 111. MAI.K EDISBCRGH COLLEGE 
MDSEUM. 
af small hawk possesses gi-eat spirit and rapidity 
^ “'Sht. He is generally migratory in the muldle and 
states, arriving in Peiin.sylvania early in spring, 
ji his as far north as rlndsou s 
to'*.^ building and rearing his yonug, he retires 
Z south early in November. Small birds .and mice 
an®) Principal food. When the reed-birds, grakles, 
h' . ’•ed-winged blackbirds congregate in large flights, 
fia observed hovering in their rear, or on their 
picking up the weak, the wounded, or stragglers. 
