SENNETT WHITE-TAILED HAWK 
341. Buteo albicaudatus sennetti. 22 in. 
Adults grayish-slate above ard to the sides of the 
throat; tail and underparts white, the former with a 
subterminal band of black and indistinct wavy lines 
and the latter with fine barring on the sides. ‘The 
shoulders are largely chestnut. Young birds are brown- 
ish-black above and usually white below, but the under- 
parts are variable—often streaked with rusty and 
blackish, or even wholly black. 
They are useful hawks, their food consisting chiefly 
of insects and moles or mice. : 
Nest.—Built in bushes in open land, rarely more than 
six feet above ground. Composed of sticks, dry weeds 
and grasses making a bulky structure visible for a long 
distance. Three eggs are not uncommon but two is the 
usual number; they are dirty white with very few 
marks of brown (2.35x1.85). Their nesting season 
ranges from as early as February to July. 
Range.—Not uncommon on the Gulf coast of Texas 
and in the lower Rio Grande Valley, southwards into 
South America. 
