BIRDS OF PREY 



337d. Harlan's Hawk. 



Butea hurealis harlani. 



Range. — Gull' States and soutliward, north to 

 Kansas. 



This dark sub-species is generally nearly uni- 

 form blackish, but sometimes is lighter or even 

 white below. Its tail is rusty, mottled with 

 blackisli and white. Its nesting habits are the 

 same and the eggs are not distinguishable 

 from those of the other Red-tails. 



'33Q. Red-siioui>i)khei) Hawk. Buteo 

 lineatus lineatus. 



Range. — North America, east of the Plains 

 and from the southern parts of the British 

 Provinces southward; abundant and breeding 

 throughout its range. 



This species is smaller than the Red-tailed 

 and is not as powerfully built; length 19 inches. ^ , " 



The adults are handsomely barred beneath "' "^ '"" ' ' '' ' '^^ ^ 



with reddish brown, giving the entire 



_-.:^^r'--' underparts a ruddy color. Like the 



^ last species, they rarely feed upon 



poultry, confining their diet chiefly to 

 mice, rats, frogs, reptiles, etc. These 

 Hawks nest in the larger growths of 

 timber, usually building their nests 

 high above the ground. The nest is 

 ' of sticks, and lined with leaves, weeds 

 and pieces of bark. They lay three 

 or four eggs with a white ground 

 color, variously blotched and spotted, 

 either sparingly or heavily, with dif- 

 ferent shades of brown. Size 2.15 x 

 1.75. Data. — Kalamazoo, Michigan, 

 April 25, 1898. Nest about 40 feet up 

 in an oak tree; made of sticks and 

 twigs and lined with bark. Four eggs. 

 White Collector, J. C. Holmes. 



339a. Florida Hed-.shouldebkd Hawk. Buteo Jbiecttus allciti. 



Range. — Florida and the Gulf coast; north to South Carolina. The nesting 

 habits of this paler sub-species are precisely like those of the last species. 





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