BIRDS OF PREY 



(341) Buteo albicaudatus sen= 

 netti Allen (Lat. whitc-taikd) 



SENNETI'S WHITE -TAILED 

 HAWK. Three outer primaries 

 notched. Ads. — Plumage as shown, 

 upper parts plumbeous except the 

 rump and tail, which are white, 

 the latter with a subterminal black 

 band and numerous indistinct wa\ \ 

 lines; lesser wings coverts bright 

 chestnut. Itn. — General plumage 

 blackish-brown, varied with white 

 and buff underneath ; L., 23.00; 

 W., 17.00; T., 7.50. Eggs — DuW 

 white, with a few brown spots. 



Range — ■ From middle Tex. south- 

 ward. 



(344) Buteo brachyurus Vieill 



(Gr., short tail). 



SHORT-TAILED HAWK. A 

 small two-phased dark species found 

 from southern Fla. southward. 



cause them to take to birds and poultry; but such a case 

 can hardly happen, for a single piece of woodland \YiU, in 

 summer, support but a single pair of Red-shoulders; they 

 will not tolerate the presence of others of the same species. 

 This is true of several other species; while several different 

 hawks may be found nesting near together, rarely will more 

 than one pair of any one kind be in the same piece of woods. 



Their nesting is very similar to that of the Red-tail. If 

 anything, the average height of their nests above ground 

 will be rather less than that of the latter. As usual with 

 many birds of prey, the lining will include some feathers, 

 more being added as incubation progresses. The eggs are 

 dull white, usually smeared and blotched with different 

 shades of brown. When any one climbs to their nests, both 

 birds will circle about overhead or perch in nearby trees, 

 uttering loud, whistling calls. 



SENNETT'S WHITE-TAILED HAWKS are southern 

 species, found within our borders only near the coast region 

 of southern Texas. Their food is believed to be almost 



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