92 A FIELD GUIDE IN NATURE-STUDY 



tt Tail with more than two 

 bars; belly with black band 



Red-tailed Hawk, immature 

 zz Wing primaries with bars; tail 

 more than two bars 

 I Tail square in flight. Bird 



11-13 inches 



Sharp-shinned Hawk 



It Tail rounded in flight; 

 larger 



Shoulder and breast 

 red; top of head light, 



streaked 



Red-shouldered Hawk 



Shoulder and breast 

 not red; top of head 

 dark, unstreaked 



1. Length 16 Cooper's Hawk 



2. Length 24 Goshawk 

 oo Breast, belly, sides without cross-bars 



x Breast, belly, sides all streaked 

 y Wing primaries barred 



z As large or larger than a 

 crow 

 J A brown spot on breast 



Swainson's Hawk, female 

 \% No brown spot on breast 

 Shoulder yellow buff 



Red-shouldered Hawk, immature 

 Shoulder not yellow 



buff Goshawk, immature 



zz Much smaller than a crow 



| Tail rounded in flight Cooper's Hawk 



JJ Tail square in flight 



Buff collar about neck Pigeon Hawk 

 No buff collar 



Sharp-shinned Hawk, immature 



