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The Sparrow Dawk or the American Kestril. 
[Continued from tbe first page.] 
always serve to distinguish the Falcons from the Hawks; 
but there are anatomical diflerences, especially in their 
bony structure, which separate them very distinctly 
from each o'her. In view of the justifiable distinc- 
tion made between Falcons and Hawks, it is hence 
manifestly improper to call our bird the Sparrow Hawk ; 
Sparrow Falcon would be a more proper designation, 
but the American Kestril is a more appropriate term. 
The true Sparrow Hawk is a European Bird (Xinus 
fnngittarius,) closely allied to our little sharp-shinned 
Hawk (Nitui fuicui.) 
The following descriptions may serve for identifying 
the species in any plumage: 
Specific characters. — Border of the crown bluish 
gray, enclosing an oval or roundish space of rust-red, 
or bright cinnamon; sides of the forehead, cheeks, 
chin and throat, white; side of the head with two lilack 
stripes — one from the corner of the mouth across the 
lower jaw to the throat; the other across the ends of the 
ear coverts; nape with three black spots — one central 
and one on each side; primary quills plain black, with 
out spots — or bars on outer web. Bill bluish, hecoming 
black at the tip; cere, bare space round the eye, and feet 
yellow — varying from lemon to orange, and sometimes 
red ; iris very dark brown. 
Adult male: wings bluish gray, with more or less 
black spotting; tail brick-red, narrowly tipped with 
white and crossed near the end by a wide black band, 
the outer leathers chiefly white, with other black mark- 
ings. Beneath whitish, more buffy on the breast, the 
sides with black spots. Back bnck-rcd, with more or 
less of black bars. Length, 10 to 10 1-8; extent of 
wings, 22 25 to 24; wing, 6. -50 to 8.00; tail, 4.50 to 5.70; 
culmen, .50 to. 55; tarsus 1.25 — 1.55; middle toe, 1.95.* 
Young male-. Similar to the adult male, but plumage 
softer, the quills bordered with white. Markings of 
the lower parts more numerous, and longitudinal. 
Adult female: Wings, back and tail cinnamon-red, 
with numerous bars of blackish or dusky; beneath dull 
white with brown longitudinal streaks. Length, 11 to 
11.25; extent, 23.80 to 24.50; wing, 6.80 to 8.40; tail, 
4.90 to 5.80; culmen, 55; tarsus, 1.40 to 1.45; middle 
toe, .90 to l.OOf. 
Young female: Like the adult, but plumage softer and 
more blended, and markings less sharply defined; 
quills bordered at the ends with pale cinnamon. 
Downy young: Uniform white. 
The foregoing account is a sort of general outline of 
the history of this interesting and extremely' handsome 
little Falcon, and much more might be written that 
would do the subject greater justice. We know not 
what the habits of the races found in the Antilles and 
South America may be, but it is scarcely probable that 
they have any characteristics wherein they differ essen- 
tially from those of our North American bird. 
We have before alluded to the two additional species 
of this genus found in Cuba and Santo Domingo, and 
peculiar to those islands; they are the F. spaneroides 
vigors, and F. dominicensis Gmelin. The former dil- 
fers from our bird in having deep rusty, or chestnut 
lower parts, while the adult male has the back and rump 
as well as the wings, bluish slate-color, only the tail 
and lower parts being reddish. Unlike our species, the 
young and adult males are different, but strai-ge to say, 
the young male has a red back like both the old and 
young of that sex in our bird, the blue appearing by 
one or two successive moultings; but what is still more 
remarkable, is that in some specimens of the F. spar 
verius from the neighboring main of Florida, blue feath- 
ers are interspersed through the red of the rump and 
upper tail-coverts. These remarkable facts suggest the 
common ancestry of both forms, which, through ages 
of separation and the continued modification produced 
by climatic and local influences, have reached that de- 
gree of diflerentiation which we term “ incipient spe- 
cies” — the conrfecting links being not yet entirely ob- 
literated. In the case of the several continental forms 
and the single one which inhabits the Lesser Antil- 
les; the differentiation is not so great, while at the 
same time all perfectly intergrade along the line of 
junction of their habitats, typical or extreme, exam- 
ples characterizing chiefly, if not entirely the region 
of positive character; to this degree of differentiation 
the term “geographical race" is eminently proper, 
and is best expressed by a trinomial appellation, 
•One hatidrcd and seventeen specimens measured. 
tlieMttrmants of niaatj-soTen specimen*, 
whi.:h is found to be not only convenient, but also r ot 
as many insist, contrary to the principles of the Lin- 
nsean system of Nomenclature. Thus, acknowledg- 
ing three American species ot thi.s genus, (whether 
absolutely distinct or incipient does not affect tbe name), 
they are as follows: 1. T. sparcerius (Linn.) 2. T. 
.V)arr€ro«fe«, (Vig.) and 3. F. domifti'cetw/i (Gmel.) The 
first includes five geographical races, whose names read 
as follows: 1. T. sparcerius, (L) proper. 2. T. spar- 
verius isabelUnus (Levanis.) 3. T. sparcerius, cinna- 
mominus (Seranis.) and 5. sparcerius caribbicarum 
(Gmel.) 
vmmn matches. 
Morekcet, Mich. — A shoot for $50 a side, between Dr. J. B. 
Welch, of Hudson, and Mr. Nathan Doxie, of Geneseo, HI., came off 
June 19. The winning score is the best score ever made is the 
Stale at single bird shooting. The twenty-fifth bird was lost from 
the fact of the Dr.'s not having his gun cocked when the bird was 
sprung, he, however, hit his bird hard, after it had got some 50 yards 
away, but it fen dead out of bdnnds. The thirty-eighth bird also 
fell dead out of bounds which made the remarkable score of forty- 
nine hit birds out of a possible fifty. Michigan State Medal Asso- 
ciation rules to govern. Mr. K. Christy, Detroit, Mich , referee. 
Dr. Welch used an 8 1-2 Ib. Parker gnu. Mr. Doxie a 10 1-2 Abbey 
gun. Score: 
Doxic. .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0* 1 0 101 1 1 1 0 1 01 1 1 1 1 11 1 01 10* 1 1 
11111111011110 0*— 40 
Welch. .1 11111111111111111111111011111111111 
1 0* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1—17. 
♦Dead out of bounds. 
East New York, L. I.— A Handicap match came off June 24th, 
under the anspues of Nassau Shooting Club; 5 birds each for the 
club badge; 1 1-4 oz. No. 8 shot; wind strong: a majority of the 
birds falling outside bounds. Score: 
Wm. A. Dunham, 23 yds 0 1 0 0 0—1 
H. Vanwiden, 25 yds 1 0 1 1 0—3 
S. A. Livingston. 22 yds 0 0 0 1 0—1 
Wm Handfoid, 22 yds 0 0 0 0 o— 0 
Ike Vancise, 24 yds ' 0 1 1 00-2 
H. Boebme, 27 yds 1 O 0 0 0 — 1 
J K. Powell, 25 yds 0 1 0 0 0—1 
Geo. Orr. 21 yd^ 1 1 10 0-3 
C. Colyer, 21 yds 1 1 0 0 0—2 
H. L. Wyckoff, 28 yds 0 0 1 1 1—3 
J. McGivens, 22 yds ..00 1 0 0—1 
Ties at 21 yards. 
Van Widen 0 I Orr 1 0—1 
Wyckoff 1 1—2 I 
Medal to Wyckoff. 
A private match then took place between H. Boehmc, and Ike 
Vancise 27 yards. Long Island rules, 12 birds each, and Boebme to 
allow Vancise 3 dead birds to start. Score: 
Boebme 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 
Vancise 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 —4 
Boebme gave it np. 
QriNCT. III. — A .“hoot took place at the grounds of the Quincy 
Base Ball Association June 2>i, between W. B. Hauworth on one side, 
and Messrs John Daul, and A. Zimmermar, Frank Wurtz and Adam 
Hild. Tbe match was for 20 birds a side, with the usual rise, and 
boundary. Uinworth defeated bis four opponents by a single bird. 
Hauworth 0 111111111111111111 1—10 
Daul, ) 
Zimmermau, V 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1—18 
etc. S 
Shoot for the Gun Club Diamond badge, Friday, June 25. Five 
ground traps, yds. 30 rise; use of both barrels allowed; J. J. Klein, 
man, referee; W. Priudleville. scorer. 15 single rises, no boundaiy. 
Green Smith 0 n 1 ] 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0— 9 
F. J. Abbey 1 lUiOOOl 101001 1— 8 
M.BaJlow 0 0 11 01001100111 1—7 
H. Hawking 0 1 0 1 0 0 i» withdrew 
F, G. Noves .0 1 1 000 1 » 1 1 1 0 1 1 1— 9 
H. F. Or>1s 0 I 1 1 1 1 10 111111 1—13 
F. Howe 001 1 1 1 1 10001 01 0—8 
Wm. Sollitt 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 o 1 0 0- 7 
T. Stacg 0 1 111111111 10 1 1—13 
R, E. Williams 11110110111011 1—12 
E. C. Abboil OllllOOOlOUOlOl— 7 
R. W. Phillips 1 1111011111111 1—14 
W. B. Wilcox 1 llOlllOllllll 0—12 
H. Hamilton 001 11111 OOOwiihdiew 
A. M Hoffman 1110 0 10 withdrew 
1111111011110 11—13 
R. Kenny 10 0001 1 1 1 100010—7 
11 . u. A-....ar(lt 0 1 1 101 1 01 1 U withdrew 
F. C. Wilson 1 1 11101 1 1 1 1 0000— 10 
E. Shipman 0 0 10 110 11011101—9 
J. Lnnis 111110 11111101 1-13 
Ties— T. !M. Lamb, 3; L. W. Holman, 4. Second prize, silvercnp, 
Holman. 
Ties.— G. J. Rngg. 4; J. W. Bigelow, 2. Third piize, silver medal, 
Rngg. 
274 yards, any position without artificial rest. A possible 25. 5 
shots. 
1 I C. Bates Smith— Sharpe 3 0 00 4— 7 
2. G. J. Rugg— Wesson 0 3 2 4 3—12 
3. A. P. Cutting- A. Henry 2 4 4 2 0-12 
4. C. B. Holden— Holden 22332 — 12 
5. Frank W^son — Wesson 2 3 0 2 3—10 
6. A. G. Mann— A. Henry 3 3 8 3 3 -15 
7. Nathan Washburn — Wesson 3 3 2 0 3 — 11 
8. Stedman Clark— Wesson 322 32 — 12 
9. L. M. Holman — Wesson 2 4423—15 
10. A. V. Hatch— Holden 25433 — 17 
A. V. Hatch, first prize. $5. 
Tie— A. G. Mann, 2 3. L. M. Holman, 2 3. Di>ided second prize, 
$3.00. 
Tib -G. J. Rngg, 2; A. P. Cutting, 5; C. B. Holden, 5; Stedman 
Clark, 0. Divided third prize, $2, 
Wants and Exchans^es. . 
Adtzrtisemests under thie head are Inserted at 25 cents for two 
lines. Send money with order. 
Read j. Ctpp.es,, Jr's Recollections. 
FOR S.\LE — One of Baldwin's Foot Latlies and Fittings, nearly 
new and but little nsed. F'or particulars address C. .A., Box 196, 
Clinton, Mich. 
FOR SALE CIIE.AP — A handsome black and tan Gordon Setter 
bitch, bred from imported stock. W . L. McCox. sell, New Cas- 
tle, Pa. 
XoRWALK, CoN's.— A match made between Frank Burrett of Xor- 
walk. and Sherwood of Greenfield Hill, 'ii birds each, for $25 a side, 
came off on Thursday, Jane 17, in the Fairfield Co. Agricultural 
grounds. Score: 
Sherwood 1 o 1 0 0 1 1 0 t 1 ] 1 n 1 1 l l l l l l o 1 1 0— 1« 
Burrett 1 1 1 1 1 • 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1*0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1—23 
•Dead out of bounds. 
Rifle.— W orcester (Mass.) 200 yards; off-hand. Bull's eve count- 
ing 5: center 4, inner 3, outer 2. A possible 30. 10 shot-s. 
1 .G. J. Rngg— Wesson 4302-1033. 3 4—26 
2. R. R. sh.'pard-" 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 0—10 
3. A. G. Mann— A. Henry 32 2 33330 2 .3— ->4 
4. I. C. Bates Smith— Wesson 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 C— 25 
5. T. M. Lamb— Holden 4 2 3 3 3 5 0 2 4—29 
6. Nathan W ashbnm— Wesson 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 4—32 
7. A. V. Hatch — Wesson 0534 302200 — 19 
8. Stedman Clark — Wesson 0 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 0 3 — ‘22 
9. Frank Wesson — 'Vesson 4 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 — '25 
10. C. B. Holden— Holden 0 3 2 2 3 3 2 0 3 3— '21 
11. A. P. Cutting— .A. Henry 2 3 4 0 2 2 3 2 3 2—24 
1-2. John Boyden— A. Heiirv 0200200000 — 4 
13. J. W. Bige ow-A.Ueury 0 0 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 3— '26 
14. L. N. Holman — Wesson 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 3—29 
15. James Plimpton— Wesson 0 0 0002000 0— 2 
Gold medal, first prize, Nathan Washhom. 
FOR SALE— A splendid setterdog. two years old; price $40. Ad- 
dress IL W. Gause, Wilmington, Del. 
FOR S ‘ LE — A fine kennel of Setters. AVarranted to give entire 
satisfaction; prices moderate. Will G. Parker, ilt. Palatine, 111. 
WA27TED— .A ‘ Lavarack or Field Trial Dog." Must be the best; 
two to twelve months old. D. C. Bergendthal, Indianapolis, Ind. 
FOR SALE— A good coon dog, hound and spaniel, five years old. 
B D. Willard. B '.t 4,S0 Leominster, Mass. 
, 
FOR SALE OK EXCHANGE for Idsione on the Dog, Vol. V of 
the Americas SroKTs.MA.N. W- G. Barker, Box 594, Racine, Wis. 
WANTED— 1 s<'cond-hand Maynard Rifle, new model. .4 cal., 32 
inch barrel. Stale lowest cash price, condition, etc. Address 
A. J. Tallmas, Castile, N. Y. 
FOR SALE CHEAP- .A Kem:ngton Sporting Rifle in good condi- 
tion, .44 cal., 24 m barrel. Address Box It 8, Newport, R. 1. 
FOR S.ALE — A beantifnl dark red Irish bitch 1 months old, the 
dam imported: pialigrec unexceptionable. Address, with stamp, 
Lock Box 54, Claremont, N H. 
WANTED— A well bred and thoroughly broken setter bitch, from 
two to four years old; Gordon preferred. Address, stating color, 
price, etc., Westfield, Box 5.377, P. O., New York City. 
FOR S ALE— .A heavy fancy twist Duck and Goose Gnn, 17X lbs. 
weight, 7 bore. .36 inches in barrels, muzzle-loading: made by John 
Krider of Philadelphia. Price $5*1- Address Rev. J. How.tnn 
Hand, Rocky Hill, Conn. 
SETTER PUPS FOR S.ALE. Dam "May." whose pedigree ap- 
peared in this paper. Sire an Irish setter; color orange and white, 
well tickled, and Irish red; six weeks old. For particulars address 
O. D. Fovlks, Town point, Cecil Co., Md. 
FOR SALE — A pair of Dash pups 5 months old, almost entirely 
red, splendid color; will be fit for snipe iie.xt fall; dog and slut for 
$75. They are out of the best son of old “Dash" and “Flora" the 
mother out of Grabner's "Lizzie.” They cannot he bred any finer 
or better in this country or any other. AddressS. R., Rod and Gus . 
F.ARM FOR S.ALE— In the valley of Delaware River, between 
Dingman's Ferry and Water-Gap, on the stage turnpike, midway 
between Port Jervis ami Stroudsburg. It will be sold on easy terms, 
or exchanged for a smaller farm. It coutaius 143 acres besides 
Squirrel Island In the Delaware, the best woodcock ground in the 
Sute. There are 40 acres of valnable timber and over 100 acres of 
allmial flats which never orerflow. It is the centre of fishing and 
shooting grounds, with a tront stream on the farm, river fishing aad 
good shooting all aronnd. Good farmer's bnPdings, orchard and 
gardens. Crops m.ay be seen on the ground, and will be inclnded 
with the stock and implements if desired. Farm unincumbered, 
and within 100 miles of New York. Apply to Gexio C. Scott, 615 
Broadway, New York. 
101 Milk Street, Boston. June 24. 
To l/ie Consumers of DiUmar's Blasting and Sportina Powder: 
In consequence of a change in the mauagement of Dlttmar's work 
from a private to a joint stock company, the undersigned has retired 
from the position of sel.ing agent. All orders for the present, are 
to be addressed to Carl Dittmar, care of Charles L. Andrews, 5.5 
Kilby Str^t, Bosion. HENRY A. GOULD. 
ABVEBTISEMEIiTS. 
Three dollars per inch , Discount on permanent advertisements. 
IRISH SETTERS AND RETRIEVERS.— Amencaa 
sportsmen in want of thoroughbred Irish Setters, broke 
or unbrokc; tilso Irish Water Spaniels of the oldest and 
best stock in Ireland, trained to perfection for land and 
water, and first class at wild fowl shooting, will please 
communicate with the undersigned. 
N. B. — Eight lovely blood red Irish Setters, ten 
months old, re.ad}’ for tbe breaker; besides several brace 
of the same strain perfectly trained; also f(>ur maguifi- 
ceut Irish Retrievers, broken, at present for sale. 
American and English references. Address S. J. HUTl- 
LEY, Esq . Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland. 
