/,. .W///-H 1 1:, 



u)> a nil ill-- tree was easy t<> ehmi . -.. . I \\ as - , IIM >k : 

 tin- l.rim of tin- n. -st. when- 1 In-held t \\ . , y..iin_ 



pr..i ' ks "M I was disappoint. -d to tin.) 



l-irds instead >f e^s ,-iml BO descended the tnre. My 



tried t.> ol.tain mu- of tin- old binls, wh, 

 tlyini: ar.nin.l in circles, hi^'h in the uir, nlove our heads, hut 



kept ..ut of range. 



This M| liaii.|s..inr hawk is not a ran- l.inl in west- 



.-in Maiiitol.a ami A vsinil .. ,ia. 1 saw tin-in on srv.-ral iMTa.si..n-. 

 tlyini; i-tniml in circl.-s MT tin- Huff's, m- i.\.-r ^>\i\<- \s<MKled 

 vall.-y. Tln-y t-au !> -asily i-.TD^ni/.-.l l.y tliu whitviit-ss of tin- 

 unl-i- parts ami tln-ir lar^.- BUB. Tl" \ usually m-st in trees, 

 ami tin- m-st-. an- inalr !' sticks. lt-a\ .-s, grass aiul pi.-ces of 

 turf, ami sonn-t iim-s l.uti'alo l.m-s. 'J'ln- r^^sari- two or three, 

 ami soiiii-tiiin-s as many a> four an- laid. A set of these eggs 

 in my colli-cti.ni w.-n- roll.Tt-.| north of H.-^ina. May l.'.tli 

 " The .--v ;"' whitish, blotched and spotted with dif- 

 I'.i'-nt shadi-s i.f' l.rown and lavt-ndt-r ^ri-y : th-y nn-asiiri- 

 i':.l 50x1.97 and -J.^xiMH) respectiv.-ly. Am.thrr set 



,,t' two IMT^S in my ntllfction, which w-iv collect. -d near Qu'- 

 A|.].i-lli-. AssinilM.ia. May 'J4tli. I MM), aiv l.utfy whit-. h.-avily 

 s|.lasln-d with si.-nna l.rown ami purplish dral. shell mark: 

 <>n onr of th- \i, r ^ r s tin- ln-a\ y markings and Hi itches are at 

 tin- smallest t-ml. Ti i BMMara 2.40x1.95 and 35x1.97. 



Tin- r^^s of this sp.-ri.-s can easily U- distinguished from those 

 of the Swainson's hawk l.y their larger si/.e. The ferru^in- 



'U/./.ard. though a lar^'e and powerful l.ird. seldom att. 

 animals larger than a ^oj.her. and their f.MMl , .nsist.s ,,f i 



small reptiles, birds, frog tht- hanks IK-IO\\ tin- 



l.u//. -t wild roses and hom-ysuekles were in full H.M.m. 



iin^ forth a delieiotis perfume, and then- is also a luish 

 that ^r -\\ s four or five feet hi^'h, it> name is unknown to im- 

 l.ut it als., has a U-autiful j.erfum- . \\ '.- sat down amid these 

 pleasant surroundings, watching the l.u/./ards flying round in 

 circles hi^h in the air. Tin- Sil\.-r ( 'n-.-k. winding its way 

 miles to the south, wa-s dotted here and there with \vilddii' 

 s.. me of them surrounded l.y their young broods. 



