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FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 



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labored, and wlien on the wing this Hawk resembles the Osprey inoro 

 than any other bird of prey. ... 



" Of 41) stomachs examined, 40 contained mice ; 5, other mammals ; 

 1, lizards; 1, insects; and 4 were empty" (Fisher). 



348. Archibuteo femigineus(/^/('/<^^). Ferkuoinous RouaH-i.Eo. 



A'l., litjlit ///cM',. — UjiiiLT parts iiio.^tly rut'uus, tlic centers of the t'euthers fus- 

 cuiw; tail ^rayirth white, margined with rufous; lef,'s rufous, burred witli blueiv ; 

 rest of under parts wliite, more or less barred with rufous on the sides and 

 belly; tan*! fully feathered in front. Ini. — Upper partH dark jrrayish brown, 

 sli)^htly varied with oehraeeous-butf ; tail silvery j^ruyish brown, without bai-s, 

 tlie base white ; under parts white, lightly spotted and streaked with fuscous. 

 JJurk ph'ijfe. — Dark fuscous-brown, more or less varied with rufous ; prinm- 

 ries and tail as in the ad. L., 2300; W., 1700; T., lOuO. 



lieiii'irkn. — This species is to be distinguished from the preceding prin- 

 cipally by its much larger bill and differently colored tail and under parts. 



liainjf. — •• Western United States ; east to and across the great plains (oc- 

 casionally to Illinois) ; north to the Saskatchewan ; south into Mexico" (lieu- 

 dire). 



Kent, in trees or on the ground in rocky places. E(jgs^ two to four, " white, 

 or bully white, usually more or less spotted, blotched, or clouded with browu 

 or grayish purjile (or both), 2'42 x ISfj" (Kidi'" .). 



This bird is rarely found cast of the Mississippi. Dr. Fisher re- 

 marks: "The .Squirrel Hawk is pre-eminently a bird of the prairie, 



and, unlike the common Rough-leg, 

 •<^ shows little partiality to the vicinity 



of water, though in other respects it 

 closely resembles the latter bird in 

 habits." 



349. Aquilachrysaetos(///nn^.). 



GoLitEN Eaole. yl(/.— Back of the licad 

 and nai)e pale, buffy ochrnceous; basal 

 two thirds of tlie tail white ; tarsus white, 

 entirely feathered ; rest of tlie plumage 

 fuscous - brown ; quills fuscous. ///(. — 

 Similar, but base of the tail with broketi 

 grayish l)ars ; tarsus and under tail- 

 coverts ochraceous-buff. 4 L., 30-00- 

 SS-OO; Ex.,78-00-84-00; \V..2;V0O-24-7O; T., 

 14-00-1 5-00; Tar., S-C.S-S-SO. 9 L., 3r)-00- 

 40-00; Ex., 84-OO-SO-OO ; W., 25-00-27-00; 

 T., ir)-00-16-00; Tar., 4-15-4-25 (Hidgw.). 



linnqf. — North .\merica ; of rare occurrence east of the Mississippi. 



Wiwliirigton, rare W. V. Sing Sing, A. V. 



Kent, on cliffs or rocky ledges. Eijip, two to three, dull white, obscurely 

 or distinctly blotched or speckled with shades of cinnamon-brown, 2-93 x 2-34. 



Fio. 71.— Foot of Golden Eagle. 



