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Identifier: bulletinunitedst261883unitfo ( find matches)
Title: Bulletin - United States National Museum
Year: 1877 ( 1870s)
Authors: United States National Museum Smithsonian Institution United States. Dept. of the Interior
Subjects: Science
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, (etc.) for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt Print. Off.
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Fig. 68.—Head of Marsh Hawk, uat. size. other wet places in the northern part of the city. It is one of the speciesmost frequently exposed for sale in the markets. (489) The Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forjicatus, is a wide ranging spe-cies, which may pay us a flying visit at any time. 151. (6.) Accipiter fuscus (Gm.) Bp. Sharp-shinned Hawk.Resident. Abundant. (494) 152. (5.) Accipiter cooperi Bp. Coopers Hawk ; Chicken Hawk.Resident. Abundant. (495)
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Fig. C9.—Bill and foot of Coopers Hawk, nat. size. RAPTORES ACCIPITRES FALCONID^E. 8 7 153. (4.) Astur atricapillus (Wils.) Bp. Goshawk. Very rare; only occasionally observed during the winter months. (496J 154. (—.) Falco peregrinus Tunstall. Peregrine Falcon ; Duck Hawk.Very rare and only casual. We are informed by Mr. George Shoe-maker that a Duck Hawk was seen upon the river in winter some yearsago. On inquiring further into this case, Mr. William Palmer, who sawthe bird, gave us the following account: Ashe was skating on theriverjustabove Long Bridge, one morning in December, 1878, he observed a num-ber of Ducks upon some open water, towards which a man was pushing askiff over the ice. At his shot, a Duck which had been wounded rose andflew along a few feet over the ice. Mr. Palmer started in pursuit, buthad not gone far before he observed a Duck Hawk flying along onlyabout 20 yards overhead. Both man and hawk continued along in thismanner for some 300 yards, when the wounded

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