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as a resident towards the Southern United States, and is apparently only a wiuter 
migrant in Central America. The series in our collection shows that B. latissimus 
passes through the whole of our region, and extends to the West-Indian Islands, as 
well as to South America, as far as the valley of the Amazons. This Buzzard feeds on 
small rodents, reptiles, and insects of various sorts, seldom attacking birds of any kind; 
it is somewhat quiet and sluggish in its habits, except in the breeding-season or when 
its nest is in danger. 
The nest is roughly made of sticks, with a lining of bark and a few green twigs, 
sometimes built very near the ground. ‘The eggs are generally two or three in number, 
though occasionally four, and even five, are found. The colour is dull greyish white, 
with an occasional green tinge, and faint markings of grey or reddish brown !, 
11. Buteo brachyurus. 
Buteo brachyurus, Vieill. Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. iv. p. 477'; Salv. P. Z. 8. 1870, p. 215’; 
Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. viii. p. 578°; Cherrie, Auk, 1892, p. 328°; Bendire, Life 
Hist. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 246, t. 8. f. 7°; Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 522°; 
Fisher, Bull. U. S. Dept. Agric. no. 8, p. 837; A. O. U. Check-l. N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. 
p- 133°. 
Asiurina brachyura, Scl. & Salv. This, 1859, p. 218°. 
Buteola brachyura, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. 8. 1869, p. 180” ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. i. p. 201”; 
Gurney, Ibis, 1876, p. 479”; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 540"; Sumichrast, La Nat. v. 
p. 286"; Tacz. Orn. Pérou, i. p. 118°; Salv. Ibis, 1890, pp. 84, 89 ©. 
Buteo fuliginosus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 356"7; id. Tr. Z. S. iv. p. 267, t. 62; Cass. in Baird. 
Cass., & Lawr. Birds N. Amer. t. 15. f. 17°; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 401”; Gurney, Ibis, 
1876, p. 479” ; Scott, Auk, 1889, p.243 °°; Ridgw. Man. N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 236”. 
Asturina albifrons, Scl. P. Z. 8S. 1859, p. 368 (nec Wied) *. 
Buteo minutus, Pelz. Orn. Bras. pp. 2, 396”; Lawr. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, p. 42 *, 
Buieo obsoletus, pt., Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. i. p. 1847. 
Supra saturate brunneus, fere unicolor, plumis pallidiore brunneo obscure marginatis ; nucha albo notata; 
supracaudalibus albido terminatis, grisescenti-brunneo, extus albo, fasciatis; alis brunneis, remigibus 
nigricantibus, anguste albo terminaliter limbatis, et intus obscure fasciatis; rectricibus cinerascenti- 
brunneis, anguste albo terminatis, fasciis 6 nigricantibus notatis, fascia terminali latiore; loris et basi 
frontis conspicue albis; facie laterali et regione parotica nigricantibus, unicoloribus ; genis imis et gutture 
albis: corpore subtus pure albo, gutture imo et prapectore saturate brunneis, rufo vix variegatis, plumis 
prepectoralibus paucis rhachidem angustam nigram exhibentibus; subalaribus, axillaribus et remigibus 
intus pure albis, horum pogonio interno griseo marmorato vel fasciato. Long. tota 16°5, ale 12:8, 
caudee 64, culm. 1:2, tarsi 25. (Descr. exempl. ex Guatemala. Mus. Brit.) 
Juv. Supra nigricanti-brunneus, vix rufo lineatim variegatus; supracaudalibus lateralibus rufo fasciatis ; 
rectricibus cinerascenti-brunneis, fasciis 8 nigricantibus notatis; loris et fronte basali albis; supercilio 
fulvescente; fascia laterali fulvescente, nigro lineata; genis nigris, fasciam latam formantibus: corpore 
subtus ochrascenti-fulvo, tibiis letioribus vix cinnamomeis; colli et prepectoris lateribus nigro late 
striolatis ; hypochondriis et abdomine medio vix anguste nigro lineatis; subalaribus et axillaribus late 
ochraceis; remigibus intus fusco fasciatim in pogonio interno notatis. (Deser. exempl. ex Irazu. 
Mus. nostr.) 
Forma melan. Fuliginoso-niger, nuche plumis ad basin albis; remigibus saturate brunneis, ad apicem nigris 
et intus nigro fasciatis ; rectricibus cinerascenti-brunneis, fasciis 6 nigris notatis ; facie laterali et corpore 
