MARSH HAWK. 



331. Circus hudsonius. 19 in. 



Light blue-gray above. White below bar- 

 red and streaked with reddish-brown. Rump 

 white. Female and young, dark brown above 

 and buffy-brown below, streaked on the 

 breast and sides with brown. 



Nest. Of grasses on the ground in mead- 

 ows or marshes. Eggs plain bluish-white. 



Range. Breeds throughout the U. S. and 

 most of Canada and Alaska. 



SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. 



332. Accipiter "celox. 12 in. 



Slaty-gray above. Whitish below, with 

 bars of reddish-brown. Tail crossed by black 

 bars. Young birds are brownish above and 

 white below, streaked with brown. Tail 

 square-ended. 



Nest. Of sticks in trees; usually not high. 

 Eggs white, profusely blotched with brown. 



Range. Breeds throughout the U. S., Can- 

 ada and most of Alaska. Winters in most 

 of the U. S. 103 



