. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK. Falco sparverius. Char. Adult male : head bluish ash, with reddish patch on crown, and black patch on sides and nape ; back rufous ; wings bluish and black in bars ; tail tawny, with black band, and tipped with white; below, buffish or tawny. Female : rufous and black, more streaked than the male; the tail tawny, with several blackish bars. Length lo to ii inches. Nest. Usually in cavities of trees, often in Woodpecker's holes, some- times in deserted nest of
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK. Falco sparverius. Char. Adult male : head bluish ash, with reddish patch on crown, and black patch on sides and nape ; back rufous ; wings bluish and black in bars ; tail tawny, with black band, and tipped with white; below, buffish or tawny. Female : rufous and black, more streaked than the male; the tail tawny, with several blackish bars. Length lo to ii inches. Nest. Usually in cavities of trees, often in Woodpecker's holes, some- times in deserted nest of a Crow. J^SS^- S-7; buffish, occasionally white, blotched with dull red and brown; X This beautiful and singularly marked bird appears to reside principally in the warmer parts of the United States. They are particularly abundant in the winter throughout South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, whither they assemble from the remote interior of the Northern States, wandering in sum- mer as far as the Rocky Mountains, and were even seen by Dr. Richardson in the remote latitude of 53°; these appear, however, to be only stragglers, nor do they seem at all to visit. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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