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loss. Occasionally the Sharp-shinned Hawk does some good in towns 
and cities by its destruction of House Sparrows. In justice to the 
. _ beneficial Hawks, this species, 
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, Accipiter 
velox (Wils.) 
Fig. 16. After Bulletin No. 3, Division 
Ornithology and Mammalogy, U. S. 
D. A. Photographed from lithographic 
plate. 
devious way through the openings 
in the undergrowth of the forest. 
It is more destructive than the 
preceding species, because it oc¬ 
curs more commonly, and also its 
larger size and greater strength 
enable it to destroy larger game. 
Poultry suffers more from the 
inroads of this species than from 
other Hawks; young chickens, es¬ 
pecially, up to full grown pullets 
are taken. When visits to the 
poultry yard are begun the use of 
the shotgun is the only remedy, 
sometimes kills House Sparrows, 
as well as Cooper’s and the Gos¬ 
hawk, should be destroyed 
whenever possible. 
COOPER’S HAWK, Accipiter cooperi 
(Bonap-) 
Very similar to the preced¬ 
ing in everything excepting its 
larger size and rounded tail, is 
the Cooper’s Hawk. Its flight 
is easy and irregular, save when 
in pursuit of a bird it becomes 
swift and direct, and with per¬ 
fect ease it always threads its 
COOPER’S HAWK, Accipiter cooperi (Bonap.) 
Fig. 17. After Bulletin No. 3, Division 
of Ornithology and Mammalogy, U. 
S. D. A. Photographed from litho¬ 
graphic plate. 
Like the preceding species, it 
but on the whole is detrimental. 
