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FAMILY FALCONINH. 



FALCONINE BIRDS, 



GENUS BUTEO — BECHET. 

 BUZZARD. 



[Upper mandible rounded, hooked, lobe obtuse ; sides of the lower mandible 

 bent inwards ; head large, flattened above ; neck short, body stout ; tarsi 

 short, stout.] 



BUTEO BOREALIS— GMEL. 



RED-TAILED HAWK OR BUZZARD. 



Red-tailed Hawk, Falco borealis, Wils. Amer. Orn. 

 Buteo borealis, Red-tailed Buzzard, Sw. & Rich. 

 Red-tailed Hawk or Buzzard, Falco borealis, Nutt. Man. 

 Red-tailed Hawk, Falco borealis, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Characters — Tail bright reddish-brown, with a narrow 

 black band near the end. Adult male with the upper parts dark 

 brown ; the upper part of the head and hind neck lighter ; wings 

 dark brown, barred with black ; tail bright reddish-brown, with 

 a black band near the end and tipped with dull white ; lower 

 parts yellowish-white. Female with the lower parts white, and the 

 color of the upper plumage rather duller than that of the 

 male. Young with yellowish-red markings on the upper parts ; 

 lower parts yellowish-white, marked on the abdomen and sides of 

 the body with longish spots of blackish-brown, and on the fore part 

 and sides of the breast with reddish-brown ; tail grayish-brown, 

 tipped with white, with a similar band near the end, as in the 

 adult, but lighter. Length of male twenty inches, wing fifteen. 

 Female about three inches longer. 



The Red-tailed or " Hen Hawk," is found in all parts of the 

 United States, and is with us a constant resident. During sum- 

 mer it is said to be quite common in the Fur countries. 



