250 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doe. 
This list could be considerably enlarged, as there are many other 
different observes have identified 
The list is, however, 
kinds of birds of which 
among the stomach contents of this hawk. 
sufficient large to give the general reader a very clear idea that the 
Sharp-shinned is ever ready to capture and prey upon almost any 
bird he can master. The stomach contents of twenty-seven Sharp- 
shinned Hawks examined by the writer, are given in the following 
table: 
No. Date. Locality. Food Materials. 
ifr September 7. 1878. ..... Chester county, Pa., Song sparrow. 
2, September 14, 1878, ..... Chester county, Pa., Quail. 
3; November 20, 1878, ..... | Newark, Delaware. Chicken. 
4, November 17. 1879, . | Chester county, Pa., Snowbird. 
5, WE Acre Ith Seg eR eck Ae Chester county, Pa., Field mice. 
6, September 10, 1879,..... Chester county, Pa., .. English sparrow and field mice. 
tts MI ACU REE 9G GG gnc oo Delaware county, Pa., .. Chicken. 
8, OMINO MBO tewseve ts hsueb ee oon Chester county, Pa., Chicken. 
9, DUNE SL SSO i ome ates | Chester county, Pa., Chicken. 
10, August 23, 1881. ....... Chester county, Pa., Grasshoppers and beetles. 
Il, OctohberilG ISS wesc ee Chester county, Pa., Quail. 
12, Uctoben 29, 188i, <= 5 eae Chester county, Pa , Quail and fragments of beetles. 
13, DUNO 220 SSl, viene =) ce) ane Lancaster county, Pa., Chicken. 
IM; + Oatobens IS8le soy. «ae Chester county, Pa., Meadow lark. 
Thy) > | May 280188252 i eee York county, Pa., .. Warbler. 
16, .! December 13, 1882, ..... Chesier county, Pa., Song sparrow. 
1,” |) Alpina: (8825 oe eee Chester county, Pa., Robin. 
18, .| September 20, 1884, ..... Chester county, Pa., Field sparrow. 
195.) Qctober3 .1880yee) «sens Chester county, Pa., English sparrow. 
20, .| November 26, 1886, ..... Chester county, Pa., ....{| Song sparrow and fox sparrow. 
2), + (eAuUgustils: Teste Se eee Lycoming county, Pa., .. .| Mourning dove. 
22, .| September 19, 1887, ..... Dauphin county, Pa., ... .| Ruffed gronse. 
23,, . | Novembenily 188i, 2 a. Delaware county, Pa., . . | Common pigeon, chickadee. 
245 ei MUDD, -1SSSce es) oem nee Lackawanna county. Pa... .| Red-eyed vireo and chicken. 
20, + + October, 1S90% 2 cu-man eee McKean county, Pa., Downey woodpecker and snowbird. 
26, - |) Auigust2%; 18910. Seer cme Chester county, Pa, Brown thrush and beetles. 
2%, || December 10, 188b essen ene Luzerne county. Pa., Field mice and English sparrow. 
Dr. Fisher’s report (Bulletin No. 3), previously referred to, gives 
the following summary of 159 stomachs of Sharp-shinned Hawks 
taken in different sections of the United States, from September 
10, 1885, to August 10, 1891: “Of 159 stomachs examined, 6 con- 
tained poultry or game birds; 99, other birds; 6, mice; 5, insects; 
and 52 were empty.” These investigations show very conclusively 
that the species under consideration is an enemy of the poultry 
raiser, the farmer, fruit grower and sportsman. 
COOPER'S HAWK (Accipitert cooperi.) 
This much detested and commonly called “Long-tailed Chicken or 
Pheasant Hawk,” is a common native. It is resident but is not 
nearly so plentiful during the winter season as throughout the late 
spring, Summer and early autumn. The Cooper’s Hawk measures 
from 18 to 20 inches in length, its extended wings measure about 
36 inches, the long and rounded tail is about 84 inches long. The 
adult male is a little smaller than the female, to which the above 
measurements refer. The adults have upper parts bluish-gray, top 
of head blackish; the tail has several blackish bars; below white: 
the breast and sides being barred with dusky or rufous.” The im. 
