DESCRIPTION. 157 



on belly, broader and more spot-like on sides and 

 flanks. 



102. Red-tailed Hawk. 



Length of male, about 21 inches, extent of wings 

 about 51 inches, tail about 9J inches long, weight 

 about 2| Ibs. Female, about 24 inches long, 

 extent about 56 inches, tail about 10 inches long, 

 weight about 3J Ibs. Adults: Above, dusky 

 grayish-brown, tail rufous, with a band of blackish 

 near end ; below, white or blackish, with or with- 

 out rusty on breast. Young : Similar to adult, but 

 tail grayish-brown, varying to ochraceous, crossed 

 by about ten bands of blackish, plumage less tawny 

 than adult. 



103. Red-shouldered Hawk. 



Length of male, about 18J inches, tail about 9 

 inches long. Female, about 20J inches long, tail 

 about 10 inches long. Adults: Head, neck and 

 lower parts rufous or rusty, lesser wing-coverts, or 

 shoulders, rusty, tail black, crossed by about six 

 bands tipped with whitish, chest and breast barred 

 or spotted with white. Young : Head, neck and 

 lower parts dull-whitish, streaked with dark- 

 brownish, tail dusky, crossed by bands of pale 

 grayish-brown. 



104. Swainson's Hawk. 



Length of male, about 20 inches, extent about 



