CONTENTS 



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Introduction vi 



Order Falconif ormes 



Family Cathartidae: American vultures 



Gymnogyps calif ornianus: California condor 



Habits 



Distribution 1 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis: Turkey vulture 12 



Habits 12 



Distribution 25 



Coragyps atratus atratus: Black vulture 28 



Habits 28 



Distribution 43 



Family Accipitriidae: Kites, hawks, and allies 44 



Elanoides f orficatus f orficatus: Swallow- tailed kite 44 



Habits 44 



Distribution 51 



Elanus leucurus majusculus: North American white-tailed kite 54 



Habits 54 



Distribution 62 



Ictinia misisippiensis: Mississippi kite 63 



Habits 63 



Distribution 69 



Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus: Everglade kite 70 



Habits...' 70 



Distribution 77 



Circus hudsonius: Marsh hawk 78 



Habits 78 



Distribution 92 



Accipiter velox velox: Sharp-shinned hawk 95 



Habits 95 



Distribution 109 



Accipiter cooperi: Cooper's hawk 112 



Habits 112 



Distribution 123 



Astur atricapillus atricapillus: Eastern goshawk 125 



Habits 125 



Distribution 138 



Astur atricapillus striatulus: Western goshawk 139 



Habits 139 



Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi: Harris's hawk 142 



Habits 142 



Distribution 146 



Buteo borealis borealis: Eastern red-tailed hawk 147 



Habits 147 



Distribution 162 



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