576 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



Dating with narrower pale ones, white tipped. Length, 18 

 inches ; tail, 7 inches. 



" This species appears to be much more numerous during 

 some seasons than others, but being a wary, restless bird, they 

 are frequently more numerous than supposed to be. They breed 

 every season in the hilly, wooded districts." 



B. lineatus, Gmel. Red-shouldered Hawk, or Buzzard. 



Length, 22 inches; tail, 9 inches. 



^^ Adult. — Shoulders bright red, breast and belly paler, with 

 transverse bands and spots of white. Tail black, with five white 

 bands. Thus plumaged, is known as ' red-shouldered hawk.' 



" Young. — Breast and belly yellowish white, with longitudinal 

 bands and spots of brown. Tail brown, with numerous bands 

 of rufous white. Thus plumaged, is known as ' winter falcon.' 



" This showy hawk makes its appearance about meadows and 

 small streams generally about October 1st, and is abundant till 

 May, when but few are to be seen. Like B. borealis, this hawk 

 prefers mice to chickens, and should be protected." 



ARCHIBUTEO, Brehm. 



A. lagopus, var. sancti-johannis, Gmel. American Rough-legged 

 Hawk. Black Hawk. 



Tarsus feathered to the toes, with a narrow unfeathered strip 

 behind ; chiefly whitish and rusty, but sometimes entirely black, 

 except forehead and narrow bands on tail. Length, 24 inches ; 

 tail, 10 inches. 



" From November till April, about meadows and water- 

 courses, this lazy hawk is frequently seen. They are less con- 

 stantly on the wing than many of the other large hawks. It 

 preys upon mice and rabbits, also poultry, when pressed with 

 hunger. They are sometimes found in gangs, and hunt in com- 

 pany frequently for field and meadow mice. 



" Formerly this noble bird was more abundant, but is still by 

 no means rare. The uplands, and especially corn-fields, seem to 

 be favorite haunts of this hawk during autumn, but as winter 

 approaches, especially if there is snow on the ground, they come 

 nearer to the farm-houses, and carry off many and frequently 

 full-grown chickens." 



The above species was formerly considered as two species, the 



