CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Letter of tratismittal 3 



Table of contents 5 



List of illustrations 7 



Introduction 9 



Biographies of species : 



Swallow-tailed Kite {Elanoides forficatits) 20 



White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 23 



Mississijipi Kite {letinia mississippieuais) 24 



Everglade Kite (Eostrhamns sociaMlis) 25 



Marsh Hawk ( Circus hiidsonius) 26 



Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter velox) 32 



Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter coo2)eri') 38 



Goshawk {Accipiter atricapiUus) 43 



Harris's Hawk ( Parahtiteo unicincfiis harrisi) 47 



Eed- tailed Hawk ( Buteo torealis) 48 



Red-shouldered Hawk {Buteo linealus) 62 



Zone-tailed Hawk {Buteo ahbreviatus) 71 



White-tailed Hawk {Buteo alhicaudatus) 72 



Swainsou's Hawk {Buteo swainsoni) 72 



Cooper's Buzzard {Buteo cooperi) 79 



Broad-winged Hawk ( Buteo latissimus) 79 



Short-tailed Hawk {Buteo hraehyurus) 83 



Mexican Black Hawk ( Uruhitinga anthracina) 84 



Mexican Goshawk {Asturina pJagiata) 85 



Rough-legged Hawk {Archihuteo lagopus sancti-joliannis) 86 



Ferruginous Rough-leg {ArcMhuteo ferrugineus) 91 



Golden Eagle {Aquila chrysaetos) 93 



Bald Eagle {Haliwetus leucocepkaliis) 97 



Gyrfalcons {Falco islandus et Falco rusticolus) 102 



Prairie Falcon {Falco mexicanus) 104 



Duck Hawk {Falco percgrhius anatum.) 106 



Pigeon Hawk {Falco columharlus) 109 



Richardson's Merlin ( Falco ricliardsonii) 114 



Aplomado Falcon {Falco fusco-cccrulescens) 114 



Sparrow Hawk {Falco sparverius) 115 



Aiiduhon's Caracara {Polijhorus cheriway) 128 



Osprey {Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) 130 



Barn Owl {Sti-ix pratincola) 132 



Long-eared Owl {Asio wilsonianus) 140 



Short-eared Owl {Asio accipitrinus) 145 



Barred Owl {Syrnium nebulosum) 15C 



Spotted Owl {Syrnium occidentale) 156 



Great Gray Owl {Scotiaptex cinerea) 157 



