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96. Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte. 



S\\AiN'soN Hawk. 



vSynonyms — Batco bairdi ; Biitco iiisii^iiafiis; Biitro o.vyptcnis. 



Status — An abundant summer visitant on the plains in extreme southeastern 

 Arizona (Tucson, Fort Grant, Fort ITuachuca, etc.) ; also found breeding near 

 Yuma ( P^>ro\vn, 1903, p. 44). Durint;- the lui^rations it is more widely distribut- 

 ed. Has not been observed in .\rizona during- the winter months. 



97. Buteo albicaudatus sennetti Allen. 



SUNNlCTT WlIlTK-T.MLED HaWK. 



Status — A nest found by G. F. lireninger between Florence and Red Rock 

 in 1897, and a male bird taken by the same collector at Phoenix in the spring of 

 1899 (J899C, p. 352). Not otherwise ob'^erved in Arizona. 



98. Urubitinga anthracina ( Lichtenstein). 



Mexican Black Hawk. 

 Status — The only breeding record is from the vicinity of Fort \'erde, in 

 central Arizona ( Mearns, 1886a, p. 60). Other points at which the species has 

 been observed are Forts Bowie, Lowell, and Huachuca. Its occurrence at Fort 

 Bowie in February (Fowler, 1903, p. 70) indicates that it remains throughout 

 the year in some parts at least of southern Arizona. 



99. Asturina plagiata Schlegel. 



Mexican Goshawk. 



Synonyms — Asturina iiitida: Asturina nitida plagiata. 



Status — The center of its abundance in Arizona seems to be the valley of 

 the Santa Cruz River, where it is not uncommon during the summer months. It 

 has also been found breeding on Rillito Creek (a tributary of the Santa Cruz), 

 in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, on the San Pedro River, and, the 

 westernmost record, on the Gila River in the vicinity of Gila Bend (Pember, 

 1892, p. 53). 



100. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis (Gmelin). 



American Rouoi-legged Hawk. 



Synonym — Archibuteo lagopus. 



Status— A specimen taken by Coues (1866a, p. 48) at Fort Whipple in the 

 winter of 1865. lienshaw (1875a. pp. 163, 164) cites Bendire as having met 

 with the species at Tucson in winter. 



loi. Archibuteo femigineus (Lichtenstein). 



Ferritginous Rough-legged Hawk. 



Status Coues ( T866a. p. 46) found this species abundant in winter in the 



vicinity of Fort Whipple. Fisher (1893a, p. 91) records a specimen taken at 

 Fort Verde in December. The few other Arizona records are either of doubtfully 

 identified birds, or else are not explicit statements of the place or manner of oc- 

 currence. It has not been found breeding in Arizona. 



