II. LIST OF SPECIES.' 



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1. Cathartes atira, (Linn.) lUig. Turkey Buzzard. All of North America, "except the 



Arctic regions 4 



2. Catlmrtes californianus, (Shaw,) Cuvier. California Vulture. Western North 



America > 5 



3. Catliuiies atratus, (Bartram,) Less. Black Vulture. Southern North America. 



Central America to Chile 5 



(4.) Vathartes burrovianus, Cassin. Burroughs' Vulture. Mexico, Vera Cruz, Mazatlan. 6 

 •5. Falvo (Falco) anatum, Bonaparte. Duck Hawk. North America, east of the Rocky 



mountains 7 



6. Falco (Falco) nigriceps, Cassin. Western North and South America 8 



7. Falco ( HyjwtriorcMs) columharms, Linn. Pigeon Hawk. Temperate North America, 



Mexico, Central America, Northern South America 9 



8. Fako (HypotriorcMs) aurantins, Gmelin. Mexico, South America 10 



9. Falro fHiipiityinrclus)femoralis, Temminck. New Mexico, Mexico, South America- 11 



10. Falco ( GtHitaia) jwlyagrtis, Cassin. Prairie Falcon. Western North America ••. • 12 



11. Falco (Hierofalw) candicans, Gmelin. Jer Falcon. Northern North America; 



Greenland 13 



12. Falco (Hierqfalco) islandicufi, Sabine. Jer Falcon. Northern North America; 



Greenland 13 



13. Falco (Tinmi}icidus)spcirverius, Linn. Sparrow Hawk. Entire continent of America 13 



14. Aatur africapillus, (Wils.) Bonap. Goshawk. North America; chiefly in the north- 



western portions 15 



15. Accipiter coojxrii, Bon?(p. Cooper's Hawk. All of temperate North America 16 



16. Accipiter mexicamts, Swains. Western N. America 17 



17. Accipiter fnscus, {Gme\in,)Bon. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Throughout North America 



and Mexico 18 



18. Buteo sicaimoni, Bouap. Swainson's Buzzard. Northern and Western N. America 19 



19. Bideo hnirdii, 'Hoy. Baird's Buzzard. Northern and Western N. America 21 



20. Buteo calurus, Cassin. Red-tailed Black Hawk. Western N. America 22 



21. Buteo (Leucopternis) insignatvs, Cas.sin. Western N. America 23 



22. Bideo (Leucopternis) Jiarlani, (And.) Bon. Harlan's Buzzard. Western N. America 24 



23. Buteo (Poecilopternis) horecdis, (Gmelin,) Vieill. Red-tailed Hawk. Eastern North 



America; fur countries; Cuba, Jamaica 25 



24. Buteo (Poecilopternis) montanns, Nuttall. Western red-tailed Hawk. Western 



N. America 26 



25. Bideo (Poecilopternis) lineatus, {QrmQ\\n,) i-Axd.\ne. Red-shouldered Hawk. Eastern 



and Northern N. America 28 



iWhcn authorities are enclosed in parentheses it shows that the species was first described under a dififerent genus. A 

 second authority (or a Ruigle one unenclosed) is that of the name as adopted. Extra linutal species have their current 

 number similarly en' 'oscd 



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