THE FERRUGINOUS ROUGH-LEG 



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Fig. 55. Ferruginous Rough-legged Hawk. 



Subgenus Brewsterii Maynard. 



15. ARCHIBUTEO FERRUGINEUS (Lichtenstein). 348. 

 Ferruginous Rough-leg. California Squirrel Hawk. 



Field Characters. A large reddish backed, white breasted hawk. 

 Sluggish as compared with other hawks, and found hunting early and 

 late in open fields. 



Description. Above, rufous, especially on the wings, the centers 

 of the feathers dusky or brownish black ; tail ashy white, the feathers 

 edged with tawny. Below, white, with a few reddish streaks on 

 the sides of upper breast and body. Legs sharply contrasting with 

 other parts below, being reddish with numerous black bars, and 

 feathered to the toes. 



