of the District of Montreal, 65 



inches ; alar expanse 45 inches." (Nuttall). I have not met with 

 a male bird as above described, but the following description is 

 from a young female in a state of moult, probably her first. It 

 differs somewhat from a description of an old female by Richard- 

 son. 



v.s.p. Bill and claws blueish ; cere and legs greenish yellow ; 

 feathers on head and back with streaks of chocolate brown, narrow 

 on the head, and streaked with white, except on the shoulders, where 

 a rufous tinge terminates them. Vanes of the primaries yellowish 

 brown towards the base, with indication of bars, changing to 

 brown on their distal halves ; upper tail coverts barred with 

 brown ; the last bar on each feather heart shaped. Tail dark 

 chocolate brown, tipped with dirty white, and having 8 bars of a 

 reddish brown, the red line gradually disappearing towards the 

 extremity where it changes to a light brown. Basal ends of the 

 primaries and secondaries, white or yellowish white, soon 

 changing to slate colour with bars. Femorals, yellowish white, 

 with minute brown spots near the extremity of the shafts. Tarsi 

 feathered anteriorly for an inch, and thence protected by 12 

 tiled scales ; length, 22 inches ; alar expanse, 44 inches. 



F. hyemalis, Winter falcon or red shouldered hawk. 



F. hyemalis, adult male of Audubon and Wilson. 



F. Uneatus, young male of Audubon. 



Buteo\Poecilopternis) lineatus. Gmelin ? Jardine ! 

 T.S.p. Bill blackish, cere and legs yellow ; irides reddish 

 hazel. 



Dorsal aspect. Feathers on the head and neck acuminate 

 brown, edged with ferruginous and black shafts; on the back and 

 rump dark brown, edged with lighter brown ; small wing coverts 

 reddish brown, with a black stripe down their centres. Greater 

 wing coverts brown, with reddish brown tips ; primaries and 

 secondaries, dark brown, barred and tipped with white ; scapulars 

 of a lighter hue, barred also. Tail, umber brown, with 6 white 

 bars, and tipped with white. 



Ventral aspect. Chin and throat like the head; prevailing 

 hue of breast and belly, femorals and wing linings, bright rufous 

 barred with white and shining brown shafts ; vent and tail coverts 

 cream white ; wing and tail surfaces brownish white, barred with 

 slate colour. 



1st primary about two lines longer than the secondaries ; 2nd, 

 two lines longer than the 6th ; 3rd and 5th, equal; 4th, longest; 

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