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BIRDS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 301
The Dominion Museum contains six skins and two sets
of eggs ( one of six and one of four) taken at Edmonton,
Alberta, in May, 1894, and in June, 1897, hy Mr. W.
Spreadborough.
332. S H A E ? - S H I N S E D H A W K — A c c i p i t e r velox ( Wilson).
Although I do not remember having ever seen this particular
hawk, yet it is a northern breeder and has been
taken up there. I give it a place among these notes, especially
in view of the following from the pen of the late Major
Bendire: " This hawk breeds at least as far as latitude
62° north, Mr. R. Kennicott taking its nest and eggs near
Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake, on June 16th, 1860, and
Mr. James Lockhart, of the Hudson's Bay Company, found
it breeding in the same locality in June, 1S63. The eggs
taken by these gentlemen are in the II. S. National Museum
at Washington. Mr. B. R. Ross also noticed it at Fort
Simpson, on the Mackenzie River, in about latitude 63' X.
The hawk in question, although small in size, is full of dash
and courage, frequently attacking birds as large as itself
and killing them with ease. Like its larger relatives— the
vicious Cooper's hawk and goshawk— it has very destructive
instincts. It lives mostly on small birds, and some of a
larger size, such as pigeons, grackles, doves, and robins.
Small rodents appear to furnish but a very limited portion
of its food, and insects are likewise rarely eaten. No matter
which way the selected victim may turn and double, his
untiring pursuer is equally prompt, and only rarely will it
miss capturing its quarry. Once struck, death fortunately
follows quickly, as it fairly transfixes its victim's vitals with
its long and sharp talons."
According to Professor Macoun this is one of the commonest
hawks in the greater part of the Dominion of Canada,
and quite a number of nests thereof have been secured. The
Museum at Ottawa contains seven skins taken in Ottawa
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| OCR | BIRDS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 301 The Dominion Museum contains six skins and two sets of eggs ( one of six and one of four) taken at Edmonton, Alberta, in May, 1894, and in June, 1897, hy Mr. W. Spreadborough. 332. S H A E ? - S H I N S E D H A W K — A c c i p i t e r velox ( Wilson). Although I do not remember having ever seen this particular hawk, yet it is a northern breeder and has been taken up there. I give it a place among these notes, especially in view of the following from the pen of the late Major Bendire: " This hawk breeds at least as far as latitude 62° north, Mr. R. Kennicott taking its nest and eggs near Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake, on June 16th, 1860, and Mr. James Lockhart, of the Hudson's Bay Company, found it breeding in the same locality in June, 1S63. The eggs taken by these gentlemen are in the II. S. National Museum at Washington. Mr. B. R. Ross also noticed it at Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie River, in about latitude 63' X. The hawk in question, although small in size, is full of dash and courage, frequently attacking birds as large as itself and killing them with ease. Like its larger relatives— the vicious Cooper's hawk and goshawk— it has very destructive instincts. It lives mostly on small birds, and some of a larger size, such as pigeons, grackles, doves, and robins. Small rodents appear to furnish but a very limited portion of its food, and insects are likewise rarely eaten. No matter which way the selected victim may turn and double, his untiring pursuer is equally prompt, and only rarely will it miss capturing its quarry. Once struck, death fortunately follows quickly, as it fairly transfixes its victim's vitals with its long and sharp talons." According to Professor Macoun this is one of the commonest hawks in the greater part of the Dominion of Canada, and quite a number of nests thereof have been secured. The Museum at Ottawa contains seven skins taken in Ottawa 23 |
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