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KET AND DESCRIPTION 



Harris's Hawk 



most daring of all of the 

 hawks, feeding upon birds 

 and quadrupeds in about 

 equal proportions. 



Length, 20-26 ; wing, 12- 

 14 ; tail, 9-13 ; tarsus, 3 ; cul- 

 men, \\. Northern and eastern 

 North America; breeding north 

 of the United States except in 

 the higher mountains, and 

 wintering south to the Middle 

 States. 



9. Harris's Hawk (336. 



Parabuteo unicinctus hdr- 

 risi). — A large, southwest- 

 ern, dark-brown hawk, 

 with reddish shoulders 

 and tibiae. The tail has a 



white base and tip, the middle portions being unbarred. This 



is a sluggish, carrion-feeding bird, associating with buzzards, 



and having the loral region bare of 



feathers back to the eyes. 



Length, 19-23 ; wing, 12J-14J ; tail, SJ- 

 11; tarsus, 3^; culmen, l^. Mississipjji 

 and Texas to Lower California, south to 

 Panama ; breeding from southern Texas 

 westward and southward. 



10. Red-tailed Hawk (337. Bhteo bo- 

 red,lis). — Acommon, mottled, brown- 

 ish hawk, with a bright, brick-red 

 tail ; the tail feathers are tipped with 

 white, and have a dark bar near the 

 tip ; under parts nearly white, with 

 many brownish streaks, especially on 

 the upper breast. The yoimg is sim- 

 ilar, but has the tail crossed with 

 many, more or less distinct^ blackish 



Eed-tailed Hawk 



