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339. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). L. 

 (^,18.3; 9,20.3. Four outer primaries notched. Ads. 

 Lester wing-coverts bright reddish brown. Yng. Be- 

 low whitish streaked with brownish; lesser wing-cov- 

 erts less reddish; primaries with rusty buff. Notes. A 

 loud screaming kee-yer, kee-yer. 



Range. — Eastern United States to Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, 

 eastern Nebraska and Minnesota, north to Maine, south to northern 

 .Florida; generally resident. 



339a. Florida Red-shouldered Hawk (B. I. allent). 

 Smallerthan No. 339. (W. d\ 11.) Ad. Much 

 grayer above, no rusty on back, much paler below. 



Range. — Florida north along coast to South Carolina; west along 

 coast to eastern Texas. 



339b. Red-bellied Hawk (B. I. elegans). Similar 

 to No. 339, but rusty of breast usually unbroken. 

 Young with lower parts deep brownish or dusky pre- 

 vailing; less buff on primaries. (Ridgw.) 



Range.— Pacific coast from Lower California north to British 

 Columbia; east rarely to Colorado and western Texas. 



342. Swainson Hawk {Buteo swainsoni) . L. J\ 20. 

 Three outer primaries notched. Ad. tf. Breast patch 

 rusty brown. Ad. 9- Breast-patch grayish brown. 

 Dark phase. Brownish black more or less varied with 

 rusty; tail obscurely barred. Yng. Below rich rusty 

 buff with elongate black spots. Notes. Pi-tick, pi-tick, 

 frequently repeated. (Bendire.) 



Range.— "Western North America from Wisconsin, Illinois, Ar- 

 kansas and Texas to the Pacific coast; north to Arctic regions and 

 south to Argentine Republic, casual east to Maine and Massachu- 

 setts. Breeds nearly throughout its North American range." (A. O. 



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\ 343. Broad-winged Hawk {Buteo platypterus) . L. 

 o 71 , 15.8; 9,16.7. Three outer primaries notched. Ads. 

 Tail with two whitish bands and a brownish tip; be- 

 low barred with rusty brown. Yng. No buff in prim- 

 aries; tail brownish with several black bars; below 

 whitish, streaked with blackish. Notes. A high, 

 sharp, keen, penetrating whistle. 



Range.— Eastern North America, breeds west to Plains, north to 

 New Brunswick and Saskatchewan; winters from southern New 

 Jersey south to northern South America. 



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