Hawks 



339. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus}. L. 

 c?, 18.3; ?, 20.3. Four outer primaries notched. Ads. 

 Lesser wing-coverts bright reddish brown. Yng. Be- 

 low whitish streaked with brownish; lesser wing-cov- 

 erts less reddish; primaries with rusty buff. Notes. A 

 loud screaming kee-yer, kee-yer. 



Range. Eastern United States to Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, 

 eastern Nebraska and Minnesota, north to Maine, south to northern 

 Florida; generally resident. 



339a. Florida Red-shouldered Hawk (B. I. alleni}. 

 Smaller than No. 339. (W. cf, n.) Ad. Much 

 grayer above, no rusty on head, much paler below. 



Range. Florida north along coast to South Carolina; west along 

 coast to eastern Texas. 



33 9b. Red-bellied Hawk (B. L elegans}. Similar 

 to No. 339, but rusty of breast usually unbroken. 

 Young with lower parts deep brownish or dusky pre- 

 vailing; less buff on primaries. (Ridgw.) 



Range. Pacific coast from Lower California north to British 

 Columbia; east rarely to Colorado and western Texas. 



342. Swainson Hawk (Buteo swainsoni] . L. J>, 20. 

 Three outer primaries notched. Ad. tf. Breast patch 

 rusty brown. Ad. ?. Breast-patch grayish brown. 

 Dark phase. Brownish black more or less varied with 

 rusty; tail obscurely barred. Yng. Below rich rusty 

 buff with elongate black spots. Notes. Pi-tick, pi-tick, 

 frequently repeated. (Bendire.) 



Range. "Western North America from Wisconsin, Illinois, Ar- 

 kansas and Texas to the Pacific coast; north to Arctic regions and 

 south to Argentine Republic, casual east to Maine and Massachu- 

 setts. Breeds nearly throughout its North American range." (A. O. 



343. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus). L. 

 cf , 15.8; $,16.7. Three outer primaries notched. Ads. 

 Tail with two whitish bands and a brownish tip; be- 

 low barred with rusty brown. Yng. No buff in prim- 

 aries; tail brownish with several black bars; below 

 whitish, streaked with blackish. Notes. A high, 

 sharp, keen, penetrating whistle. 



Range. Eastern North America, breeds west to Plains, north to 

 New Brunswick and Saskatchewan; winters from southern New 

 Jersey south to northern South Ameriea. 



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