RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. 



WINTER HAWK. 

 BUTEO LINEATUS. 



Char. Adult ; general color dark reddish brown ; head and neck ru- 

 fous : below, lighter, with dark streaks and light bars ; wings and tail 

 black with white bars ; lesser wing-coverts chestnut. Young, with little 

 of the rufous tinge . below, buffy with dark streaks. Length 19 to 22 

 inches. 



N'cst. In a tree ; of loosely arranged twigs, lined with grass and 

 feathers. 



Eggs. 2-4 : bluish white or buffy blotched with brown ; 2.20 X 1.70. 



This very elegant Hawk does not migrate or inhabit very 

 far to the north. It is never seen in Massachusetts, nor per- 

 haps much farther than the State of Pennsyh^ania. In the 

 Southern States, during winter, these birds are very common in 

 swampy situations, where their quaiUng cry of mutual recogni- 

 tion may be heard from the depths of the dark forest almost 



