SENNETT WHITE-TAILED HAWK 

 341. Buteo albicaudatus sennetti. 22 in. 



Adults grayish-slate above and 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 anc 

 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 (2.35 x 1.85) . 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. 



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