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THE SPARROWHAWK. 
each; the inner edges of all the quills are 
marked with two or more large white spots ; 
the tips of the tail feathers are white ; the 
breast, belly, and under coverts of the wings 
and thighs, are white, beautifully barred w T ith 
brown ; the throat is faintly streaked with 
brown ; the legs and feet are yellow ; claws 
black. 
The Sparrowhawk is very numerous in va- 
rious parts of the world, from Russia to the 
Cape of Good Hope. The female builds in 
high rocks, lofty ruins, or hollow trees, but will 
sometimes condescend to take up with the old 
nest of a crow. 
