1 88 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



able in coloration, that it is difficult to distinguish 

 him from some large smooth-legged Hawks in 

 any other way than by noticing the legs and 

 feet. 



PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. In light plumage, 

 head and neck, whitish, more or less streaked with dark ; 

 back, varying from gray to brown ; upper tail-coverts 

 and base of tail, white, streaked with brown ; under 

 parts, white, streaked with dusky ; abdomen, sometimes 

 brown. From this plumage it varies to darker, some- 

 times becoming almost black. 



Summer resident. 



THE FERRUGINOUS ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. 



Length, 22 inches. 



This Hawk may be distinguished from the pre- 

 ceding one by noting that its name, " Ferrugi- 

 nous," refers to its reddish coat, a color suggested 

 by iron rust, though sometimes this bird, too, is of 

 dark plumage, almost of a chocolate shade, but 

 varied with reddish-brown. He is a fine, striking 

 specimen of the Hawk family, and with his rela- 

 tive, the American Rough-legged Hawk, should 

 not be killed unless actually found making depre- 

 dation upon poultry. 



