206 FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 



labored, and when on the wing this Hawk resembles the Osprey more 

 than any other bird of prey. . . . 



" Of 49 stomachs examined, 40 contained mice ; 5, other mammals ; 

 1, lizards; 1, insects; and 4 wciv empty" (Fisher). 



348. Archibuteo ferrugineus l.icht.'). FERRUOIMU-S KOI-UII-LEO. 

 A<l.) 1'njht phase. Upper parts mostly rut'u.->. tin- centers of the feathers fus- 

 coua; tail grayish white, margined with rufous; legs rufous, barred witli black ; 

 rest of under parts white, more or le.ss barred with rufous on the s\i[<< :.nd 

 belly; tarsi fully feathered in front, /w. Upper part* dark grayish brown, 

 Mlightly vuried with ochraceous-butl'; tail silvery grayish brown, it it hunt liars, 

 the base white; under parts white, lightly >[>ttrl and .--freaked with fuscous. 

 Dark pha*e. l>ark fuM-ous-brown, more or less varied with rufous; prima- 

 ries and tail as in the ad. L., -ja-uo; \V., 17-00; T., 10-60. 



Kemarks. This species IB to be distinguished from tlie preceding prin- 

 eipally by its much larger bill and differently colored tail and under parts. 



ie. " Western t'nited States; east to and a-ns th,. great plains (oc- 

 casionally to Illinois) ; north to the Saskatchewan ; south into Mexico " (Ben- 

 dire). 



Nest, in trees or on the ground in rocky places. Egg, two to four," white, 

 or buffy white, usually more or less spotted, blotched, or clouded with brown 

 or grayish purple (or both), 2-42 x 1-88" (Uidgw.). 



This bird is rarely found east of the Mississippi. Dr. Fisher re- 

 marks: "The Squirrel Hawk is pre-eminently a bird of the prairie, 



and. unlike the common Rough-leg, 

 shows little partiality to the vicinity 

 nf water, though in other respects it 

 closely resembles the latter bird in 

 habits.'' 



349. Aquilachrysaetos(rn.). 



(JOI.DKN K.uii.E. A<1. Back of the head 

 and nape pale, buffy ochraceous; basal 

 two thirds of the tail white; tarsus white, 

 * xt', rely feathered ; rest of the plumage 

 fuscous -brown ; quills fuscous. Int. 

 Similar, but base of the tail with broken 

 irravish bars ; tarsus and under tail- 

 coverts ochraceous-buff. 6 L., 30-00- 

 85-00; Ex., 78-00-84-00; W., 23-00-24-70 ;T., 

 14-00-15-00; Tar., 3-65-3-80. 9 L., 35-00- 

 Fio. 71. Foot of Golden Eagle. 40-00; Ex., 84 oO- 00-00; W., 25-00- 27'00; 



T., 15-00-16-00; Tar.. 4-15-4-25 (Kidgw.). 



Kange. North America; of rare occurrence east of the Mi*sissippi. 



Washington, rare W. V. Sin.; Sinir. A. V. 



.V- t, on dill's or rocky ledges, foiii*, two to three, dull white, obscurely 

 or distinctly blotched or speckled with shades of cinnamon-brown, 2-93 x 2-34. 



