ORDER RAPTORES. 133 



[B 18, 19, 21, 28, C 354, R 442, C 523.] 



GEOG. DIST. Western North America, from Wisconsin, Illinois, 

 Arkansas, and Texas to the Pacific coast ; north to the arctic regions, 

 and south to Argentine Republic. Casual east to Maine and Massa- 

 chusetts. Breeds nearly throughout its North American range. 



343. Buteo latissimus (WILS.). 



Broad- winged Hawk. 



Falco latissimus WILS. Am. Orn. VI. 1812, 92, pi. 54, fig. i. 

 Buteo latissimus SHARPE, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. I. Accip. 1874, 193. 



[B 27, C 355, R 443, C 524.] 



GEOG. DIST. Eastern North America, from New Brunswick and 

 the Saskatchewan region to Texas and Mexico, and thence south- 

 ward to northern South America and the West Indies. Breeds 

 throughout its United States range. 



SUBGENUS BUTEOLA BONAPARTE. 



Buteola BONAP. Compt. Rend. XLI. 1855, 651. Type, Buteo 

 brachyurus VIEILL. 



344. Buteo brachyurus VIEILL. 



Short-tailed Hawk. 



Buteo brachyurus VIEILL. Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. IV. 1816, 477. 

 [B , C R , C .] 



GEOG. DIST. Mexico, Central America, and most of South Amer- 

 ica, north to Florida, where it regularly breeds. 



GENUS URUBITINGA LESSON. 



Urubitinga LESS. Rev. Zool. 1839, I 3 2> Type, Falco urubitinga 

 GMEL. 



345. Urubitinga anthracina (LIGHT.). 



Mexican Black Hawk. 



Falco anthracinus LIGHT. Preis-Verz. 1830, 3. 

 Urubitinga anthracina LAFR. Rev. Zool. 1848, 241. 



