ORDER RAPTORES. 133 
[B 18, 19, 21, 28, C 354; R 442, C 523: 
Geroc. Dist.— Western North America, from Wisconsin, Illinois, 
Arkansas, and Texas to the Pacific coast; north to the arctic regions, 
and south to Argentine Republic. Casual east to Maine and Massa- 
chusetts. Breeds nearly throughout its North American range. 
343. Buteo latissimus (WILS.). 
Broad-winged Hawk. 
Falco latissimus Wits. Am. Orn. VI. 1812, 92, pl. 54, fig. 1. 
Buteo latissimus SHARPE, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. I. Accip. 1874, 193. 
[B 27, C 355, R 443, C 524.] 
Geroc. Dist.— Eastern North America, from New Brunswick and 
the Saskatchewan region to Texas and Mexico, and thence south- 
ward to northern South America and the West Indies. Breeds 
throughout its United States range. 
SuBGENUS BUTHOLA BonNaParTeE. 
Buteola Bonar. Compt. Rend. XLI. 1855, 651. Type, Buteo 
brachyurus VYEILL. 
344. Buteo brachyurus VIEILL. 
Short-tailed Hawk. 
Buteo brachyurus ViEILL. Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. IV. 1816, 477. 
[B—, C—, R—, C—.] 
Groc. Dist.— Mexico, Central America, and most of South Amer- 
ica, north to Florida, where it regularly breeds. 
GENus URUBITINGA Lesson. 
Urubitinga Less. Rev. Zool. 1839, 132. Type, Malco urubitinga 
GMEL. 
345. Urubitinga anthracina (Licnt.). 
Mexican Black Hawk. 
Falco anthracinus Licut. Preis-Verz. 1830, 3. 
Urubitinga anthracina LAFR. Rev. Zool. 1848, 241. 
