File:Accipiter striatusDO1908P02CA.JPG

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Description

Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, chromolithograph

Date

1908 (date varies)

Source

United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook (or Report) (various titles)

Author

Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874–1927)
Description	American artist
Date of birth/death	7 February 1874	22 August 1927
Location of birth/death	Ithaca, New York	Ithaca, New York
Work period	1896–1927
Work location	Ithaca, New York
Authority control	WorldCat

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Hawk

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