 River); length 14.5 inches; dark bluish, grayish to slate color ; tail nearly black " (Somes). Woodbury — "according to DH Talbot, formerly visited this county" (Rich). Genus CIRCUS Lacepede. 137- (331). Circus hudsonius (Linn.). Marsh Hawk. The Marsh...  Proceedings - Page 244by Davenport (Iowa) Public Museum - 1910Full view - About this book
 | 1893 - 320 pages
...retuUs of rraminationt of 124 stomachs of the Marsh Hawk (Circus hudsonius) — Continued. SUMMARY.— Of 124 stomachs examined, 7 contained poultry or game...insects ; 1 indeterminate matter, and 8 were empty. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Accipiter velox. [Plate 4— Adnlt.] The Sharp-shinned Hawk, one of the commonest... | |
 | Frank Michler Chapman - 1895 - 506 pages
...which form the only love song within the range of his limited vocal powers. — ERNKST E. THOMPSON. "Of 124 stomachs examined, 7 contained poultry, or...insects; 1, indeterminate matter, and 8 were empty" (Fisher). 332. Accipiter vclox ( Wils.). SHAHP-SHINNED U\wK\/Ad. — Upper parts slaty gray ; primaries... | |
 | Frank Michler Chapman - 1895 - 498 pages
...which form the only love song within the range of his limited vocal powers. — ERNEST E. THOMPSON. " Of 124 stomachs examined, 7 contained poultry, or...insects; 1, indeterminate matter, and 8 were empty " (Fisher). 332. Accipiter velox ( Wils.). SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Ad. — Upper parts slaty gray ; primaries... | |
 | Frank Michler Chapman - 1895 - 508 pages
...which form the only love song within the range of his limited vocal powers. — ERNEST E. THOMPSON. "Of 124 stomachs examined, 7 contained poultry, or...insects ; 1, indeterminate matter, and 8 were empty " (Fisher). 332. Acdpiter veloz ( Wils.). SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Ad. — Upper parts slaty gray ; primaries... | |
 | Leonard Pearson, Benjamin Harry Warren - 1897 - 1114 pages
..."of 124 stomachs examined, 7 contained poultry or ganu- birds; 34, other birds; 37, mice; 22, olher mammals; 7, reptiles; 2, frogs; 14, insects; 1, indeterminate matter; and 8 were empty." SHARP SHINNED HAWK. •SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Accipiter velox. DESCRIPTION. Adult. —Upper parts uniform... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Dept. of Agriculture - 1897 - 1104 pages
...grass and grain fields. Consulting Dr. Fisher's tables on I lie food of the Marsh Hawk we find that "of 124 stomachs examined, 7 contained poultry or game birds; 34, other birds; .~>7. mice; 22. oilier mammals; 7, repliles; 2. frogs; 14, insects; 1, indeterminate matter; and 8... | |
 | Rudolph Martin Anderson - 1907 - 312 pages
...Mill (Ft. Dodge) nearly every day, and I finally shot him a mile further down the stream (DesMoines River); length 14.5 inches; dark bluish, grayish to...other mammals; 7, reptiles; 2, frogs; 14, insects; i, indeterminate matter, and 8 were empty " (Hawks and Owls of the US, 27). Genus ACCIPITER Brisson.... | |
 | 1907 - 760 pages
...examination of 124 stomachs of this species are as follows: Seven contained poultry or game; 34, small birds; 57, mice; 22, other mammals; 7, reptiles; 2, frogs; 14, insects; and 8 were empty. Field mice were positively identified in 44 stomachs^ averaging almost two to each... | |
 | Davenport Academy of Sciences - 1910 - 576 pages
...north and a little east of Hillsboro" (WG Savage). Webster— " a specimen was seen around Buncombe's Stucco Mill (Ft. Dodge) nearly every day, and I finally...were empty " (Hawks and Owls of the US, 27). Genus Acc1 PITER Brisson. migrant in nearly all parts of the state, and a few observers report it as an uncommon... | |
 | Harold Brough Shinn, Gerard Alan Abbott - 1912 - 472 pages
...direction. A small clump of willows or second growth overlooking a stream are favorite nesting sites. "Of 124 stomachs examined 7 contained poultry or game...birds; 34, other birds; 57, mice; 22, other mammals; 14, insects." (Fisher.) 332. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Accipiter wlox. 11. 2 in. The Sharp-shinned Hawk is... | |
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