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a narrow whitish tip; underparts white or buffy white, streaked and spotted 

 with fuscous. c?L., 15*89; W., 10*68; T., 6*75; B. from N., *70. 9 L., 16*76; 

 W., 11*41; T., 7*09. 



Remarks. Compared with the other members of this genus, the three 

 ''notched" primaries and small size are the principal characters of this 

 Hawk. 



Range. E. N. Am. 

 Breeds from cen. Alberta, 

 se. Sask., n. Ont., N. B., 

 and Cape Breton Is., s. 

 to the Gulf coast and 

 cen. Tex., mainly e. of 

 the Miss.; winters from 

 the Ohio and Delaware FlQ 88 Three-notched primaries of Broad-winged 

 valleys s. to Venezuela Hawk. (Reduced.) 



and Peru. 



Washington, uncommon P. R. Ossining, tolerably common S. R., Mch. 

 15-Oct. 23. Cambridge, uncommon T. V. in early fall, rare in spring and 

 summer; Apl. 25-Sept. 30. N. Ohio, not common P. R. Glen Ellyn, not 

 common S. R., Apl. 10-Oct. 4. SE. Minn., common S. R., Mch. 11. 



Nest, in trees, 25-50 feet up. Eggs, 2-4, dull white or buffy white, spotted, 

 blotched, or washed with ochraceous-buff or cinnamon-brown, 2*10 x 1*60. 

 Date, D. C., Apl. 23; Monroe Co., Pa., May 10; Lancaster, N. EL, May 11; 

 se. Minn., May 29. 



"Of all our Hawks, this species seems to be the most unsuspicious, 

 often allowing a person to approach within a few yards of it, and, when 

 startled, flies but a short distance before it alights again. During the 

 early summer the Broad-winged Hawk often may be seen sitting for 

 hours on the dead top of some high tree. At other times it is found 

 on the smaller trees in the deep woods, along streams, or on the ground, 

 where its food is more often procured. Although sluggish and unusually 

 heavy in its flight, it is capable of rapid motion, and sometimes soars 

 high in the air. One of its notes resembles quite closely that of the 

 Wood Pewee. . . . 



"Of 65 stomachs examined, 2 contained small birds; 15, mice; 13, 

 other mammals; 11, reptiles; 13, batrachians; 30, insects; 2, earth- 

 worms; 4, crawfish; and 7 were empty" (Fisher). 



344. Buteo brachyurus Vieill. SHORT-TAILED HAWK. Ads. 

 Upperparts slaty gray or fuscous grayish brown; forehead whitish; tail 

 barred with black and narrowly tipped with white, its under surface grayish ; 

 sides of the breast or neck with some rufous-brown markings; rest of the 

 underparts pure white. Im. Similar, but upperparts browner and margined 

 with cream-buff; underparts washed with cream-buff; no rufous-brown on 

 the breast. Dark phase. Fuscous-black with a slight metallic luster with, 

 in some specimens, more or less concealed white spots or bars more evident 

 below; forehead whitish; tail lighter than back, barred with black, its under 

 surface and the under surface of the primaries grayish. L., 17'00; W., 12*50; 

 T., 7*00; Tar., 2*35; B. from N., '70. 



Range. Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, n. to e. Mex., and rarely Fla. 



Nest, in trees. Eggs, dull white, spotted at the larger end with small 

 spots and blotches of reddish brown over about one-fourth the surface, 

 2*16 x 1*61 (Pennock). Date, San Mateo, Fla., Apl. 4. (Ralph). 



A rare resident in Florida. According to Mr. C. J. Pennock, who 

 found its nest at St. Marks on April 3, its call somewhat resembles 



