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primaries notched on the inner web Red-shouldered Hawk. 



19. Outer web of primaries not as above (20) 



20. Four outer primaries notched on the inner web (21) 



20. Three outer primaries notched (22) 



21. Tail rusty brown, with a black band, sometimes broken near its tip; 

 below buffy white, a band of spots across the belly; legs usually 

 without bars Red-tailed Hawk. 



21. Similar to preceding, but nearly or wholly white below; adults usually 

 without black tail-band Krider Hawk. 



21. Varying from sooty brown above and below with more or less rusty to 

 a light phase resembling borealis, but tail averages paler and some- 

 times has more than one bar; under parts deeper and legs usually 

 barred with rusty Western Red-tail. 



21. Above sooty brown; tail closely mottled with blackish, rusty, and whit- 

 ish; below varying from white, more or less spotted on belly, to sooty 



brown Harlan Hawk. 



22. Wing 14 to 18 inches long; breast patch rusty brown (male) or 



grayish brown (female) Swainson Hawk. 



22. Wing 9 J to 12 inches long; tail with two whitish bands and a 



brownish tip; below barred with rusty brown 



Broad-winged Hawk. 



327. *Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus) — Swallow-tailed Kite. 



A regular visitor in eastern third of the state ; not common. Omaha, 

 West Point, Tekamah, Fullerton, Beatrice, Falls City; breeding at 

 Greenwood, Rockport, and Calhoun. 



[328. Elanus leucurus (Vieillot) — White-tailed Kite. 



The record given in Bruner's Notes on Nebraska Birds of the 

 occurrence of this species is an error. But its range is such as to make 

 it possible that it may be taken in the state.] 



[329. Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson) — Mississippi Kite. 



While the known range of this kite would bring it within our borders, 

 the record by R. E. Dinges as given in Bruner's Notes on Nebraska 

 Birds is very likely an error.] 



331. *Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus) — Marsh Hawk. 



Found over the entire state, common. In part resident — a few 

 remaining throughout winter. Breeds on low ground, more com- 

 monly in the sand-hills and northwestward. 



332. *Accipiter velox (Wilson) — Shakp-shinned Hawk. 



A common migrant over the entire state in spring and fall, and an 

 occasional winter resident. Breeds regularly in Sioux county. Re- 

 ported by all observers. 



333. *Accipiter cooperi (Bonaparte) — Cooper Hawk. 



Like the preceding.this hawk is found over the entire state in spring, 

 summer, and fall; abundantly in the southeastern portion, common 



