BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 131 
The present species is included on the authority of Dr. Bryant, 
who states that he saw two specimens at Nassau and one at Great 
Stirrup Key. None were observed by our party. 
Fig, Aud. Bds; Ni As Vol. I. pl. 22. 
BUTEO BOREALIS. (Gm.) 
RED-TAILED HAWK. 
Adult Male.— Above, dark brown, edged with tawny;  tail- 
coverts, whitish; below, white; the throat streaked with light, and 
the belly with darker brown, sometimes the belly being but very 
faintly marked; tail, above, bright chestnut-red, showing a subtermi- 
nal black band and a terminal white one. 
Length 22, wing 15.50, tail 8.50, tarsus 2.10. 
I have never met with this species in the Bahamas, but have 
included it on the authority of Dr. Bryant, who states that two 
specimens were taken, one at Nassau, and the other at Inagua. 
Pigs Audi Bds. N. AS Voli. ply 7. 
PANDION HALIATUS. (Linn.) 
FisH HAwkK. 
Winter Plumage, Male.— Above, dark brown; head, white, some- 
what marked with dark brown on crown and cheeks, varying in 
