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witli a lighter hue; tail with eight bands ol" dark brown, 

 with a large portion of the inner webs white ; breast spotted 

 with dark brown in heart shaped and circular markings; 

 bill and claws bluish black; leet yellow, with a greenish 

 tinge; cere lightish blue. 



They migrate south at the coming of winter. 



A dilapidated specimen is in the possession of the Cleve- 

 land Academy of Natural Science, and a perfect one in the 

 cellection of the Hon. William Case, of Cleveland. 



IV. Genus Buteo, Cuvier. — Buzzards. 



Bill short, wide at base, edges of upper mandible fes- 

 tooned; nostrils large, ovate; wings long, wade, fourth and 

 fifth quills longest; tail moderate, rather wide ; tarsi rather 

 long, and having transverse scales before and behind, but 

 latterally small circular scales; toes moderate, rather short; 

 claws strong. Contains seven species indiginous to the 

 United States, three only are known to inhabit Ohio: The 

 Red Tailed Hawk, B. hoi^ealis ; the Red Shouldered Hawk, 

 B. lineatus, and the Broad Winged Hawk, B. Peansylva- 

 nicus. It is, however, quite probable that individuals 

 belonging to other species may yet be discovered within 

 our borders. 



1. BuTEO BoREALis, Gmeliu. — The Red Tailed Hawk. 



Wilson's Amer. Orn., VI., pi. 52, figs. 1-2; Audubon's B. 

 of Am., Oct, ed., I., pi. 7. 



The Red Tailed Hawk is a widely scattered species, 

 having been found as far South as Jamaica and Cuba, and 

 in the fur countries around Hudson's Bay. In Ohio they 

 occur sparingly, and their nests may occasionally be found 



