184 XoliTlI AMEiaCAN PAllDS. 



Fandion halisetus, var. carolinensis (Gmki). 



FISH-HAWK ; AMEBICAN OSPBEY. 



Ftitco carnlinciiMx, G.mi;i,. Syst. Nal. p. 2(i.i, ITS'.'. — Dai'H. Tr. Orii. II, 69, 1800. Pan- 

 diun (■(irnll/iiiinis, I'.dnai'. List, pt. iii, 1838; Consp. Av. p. lii. — .Stiiiiki.. Oiii. Syii. 

 I, l>4, 185;'!. — All). Iiiids Am. pi. l.\.\xi, 1831. — Cass, liinls Cal. & 'IV.x. p. 112, 

 18r4. — I!i!i',\vi:ii, Oi.logy, 18;", 1>. 53, pi. iii, iig. 33, 34. — Xkwii. ]'. K. 1{. l!cpt. VF, 

 iv, 75, 1857. — Hi;i:i:.M. VII, -Jl, 1857.- Df.Kav, Zuiil. X. Y. II, 8, pi. vi, 11;,'. 18. — 

 Cass, r.iids X. Am. 1858, p. H. — Coor. itSicK. I'. I!. 1!. licjit. XII, ii, 153, 1800. 



— ('((IKS, I'lod. Oiii. a™. 18tl(i, p. 13. — GUAY, Iliiiiil Mm, I, 15, 1809. — Max. Cab. 

 .loiini. VI, 1858, 11. — I,()i;i>, I'l-. 1!. A. I. IV, 18(14, 110 ^l!|■it. Coliimh. ; iirstiiig). 



— FoWLKli, Am. N'at. 11,1808, I'.i-J (habits). Juih-n cKiicnncnsis, (l.MK.l,. Syst. Xat. 

 p. 203, 1789. — Dax'I). Ti-. Oiii. II, p. 69, 1800. Fa Im timer icnmis, Gmki-. Sy.st. Xat. 

 p. 257. — L.\TII. liidr.x Oiii. )). 13, 1790 ; .Syii. I, 3,5, 1781 ; Oi'ii. Ili.st. I, 238, 1821. 



— Dati). Tr. Orii. II, 50. —.Shaw, Zoiil. A'll, 88. ^t'/iti/d niDcrkinia, Vii,ii,i,. Ois. 

 Am. Sci)t. 1, pi. iv, 1807. Vnndion aiucriciiHus, Vikm.i.. (lal. Ois. pi. ii, 1825. — 

 Vui. Zoiil. Jourii. I, 330. — Swains. Classif. 1".. II, 207, 1837. Aqnila pi.siuitrix, 

 ViKiLi,. Ois. Am. Sept. I, jil. iv, 1S07. Airiju'li-r iiisniloriHs, Caiksuy, Carolina, I, 

 pi. ii, 1754. .1. fn/ci) jiisculof aiitillnruni, liiiiss. Oiii. 1, 301, 1700. A. Jiihv jiisridor 

 camliiini.ii.i, Hiii.ss. Orii. I, 3iJ2. I'uiitlinn luiliivtus, Iticn. Faun. Hor. Am. 11, 20, 

 1831. — .Taiii). (\Vii,s.) Am. Orii. II, lii3, 1832. — .Iami;s. (Wii.s.) Am. Oin. I, 38, 

 1831. — Aui). Oni. Itio;;. I, 415, 1831. - (Jkay, LiM Ii. Krit. Miis. p. 22, 1844. I I'un- 

 clioii fdsciufiis, liuKiiM, Allgtiii. iliiitsili. Zcitiiiig, 11, 1850, 00 (St. I)omiiij;o). 



Sp. CnAR. Adult wale (17.227, S;ui Joso, Lower C;ilifoi'ni.a, Deccinhcr 15, 18,')9 ; J. 

 Xaiitiis). Tppei' siirl'aci' dark v;iii(lyki'-bi'invii, with .i I'aiiit purplisli u;ist. ; quills blauk. 

 Kvc'i'v ffatlu'i' with a coii.s|)iciioiis, .sharply ilcliiu'd t(,'riiiiii;d crescent of pure white. Tail 

 biowiiish-drab. narrowly tippeil with white, and crossed witli seven (one concealed) 

 retrnlar liands ofdnsky ; inner webs idino.«t wholly while, the black bands .shin'ply dclincd 

 and conlinnons: .sliiilis entii'cly wiiite. (irnund-oolor of the head, neck, ;uul entire lower 

 ])arts, pnre white: a liroad stripe from the eye b.ack across iiiii)er edire of the ear-eoverts 

 to the occiput brownish-lilack : wiiile head iilso spar.seiy stre;iked with blackish, these 

 streak.s snn'nsinjr and predomiimtiim' medially; inipe laintly tinsiied witii ocliraeeons, and 

 sparsely streaked. Breast witii lar^je conhite spots of brown, fainter than that of the 

 li;iek, a nie(lial spot on each IL'ather, the shaft black ; rest of lower jun-ts iniinacnlatc. 

 Lininpf of the winjr wliilc, stronjrly tinged witli oehraeoous; the brown of the onter snr- 

 face encroiichin^' biciadiy over the cd,t!'(>. Tender priinary-eoverts with broad transverse 

 spots or bars: under snrliu'c of prinnn'ies jrrayish-white .'interior to the einaiyination 

 irrej;iilarly mottled with frrayish; a.\illars iminaeiilato. Winir-formnla, 2 = •'', 4 - 1. "j. 

 Wing, 20.00; tail, 8.Si(; culmeii. 1:15; tarsus, S.L'j- I.IO; middle toe, l.!)0; outer, 1.75; 

 inner, 1.40; posterior, 1.15; ]iosterior outer and inner claws of eipial length, each 

 measuring 1.20 (chord): middle, 1.15. " Iris yellow ; leet greenish-yellow." 



Adult female (290, S. F. Bainl's Collection, Carli.sle, Pa., April 17, 1841). Dark 

 brown of the upper surface entirely uiiiforin, there being none of llie .sharply dclincd 

 white! crescents so conspicuous in the male.' Tail brown to its tip. liie ilusky biuids 



' McGillivray describes this plumage as that of the young, and states that the sexes are col- 

 ored alike ; but my observations upon freshly killed speiiiiieiis, as well as skins, imliiee me to 

 believe that the sexes are dilleiently colored ill their adult idiiinage, as deserilii'd above, and the 

 y<ungare not dill'ereiit from the adults. 1 may be mistaken in adopting this view, but a male 

 killed liy niyselt', in the whiti'-bordeied iihniiage, had .scarlet irides and other unmistakable chur- 

 acteristios of perfect niatiirity. 



