Hawks 



339. Red-ahoulderfid Hawk [BuUo lineatus). {,. 

 cT, iS.j; ¥,20.3. fiJK/' outer primaries notclied. /Ids. 

 Lesser wing-coverts bright reddish brown, Yng. Be- 

 low whitish streaked witli brownish; lesser wing-cov- 

 erts less reddish; primaries with rusty huff. Notes. A 

 loud screaming kee-^er, kee-yer. 



Ranee.— Eastern United States to Oklahoma, paiitprn Kansas, 

 eastern Nebraska andMlnnesota. north to Maine, .south to north em 

 Florida; generally resident. 



339a. Florida Red-stouldered Hawk {B. l.alhni). 

 Smaller than No. v^. (W. 6"; 'i-) '^d- Much 

 grayer above, no rusty on head, much paler below. 



Range.— Florida north along cojEt to South Carolina; west along 

 coast to eastern Texas. 



339b. Red-b«IIied Hawk (5. I. elegaiis). Similar 

 to No, 339, but rusty of breast usuijliy unbroken. 

 Young with lower parts deep brownish or dusicy pre- 

 vailing; less buff On primaries. (Ridgw.) 



Range.— Pacific coast from Lower California north to British 

 Columbia; east rarely to Colorado and western Texas, 



342. Swainson Hawk {Buieo swadnsoni) . L. J*, 20. 

 Three outer primaries notched. Ad. J'. Breast patch 

 rusty brown. Ad. $. Breast-patch grayish brown. 

 Dark phase. Brownish black more or less varied witli 

 rusty; tail obscurely barred. Yng. Below rick rusty 

 buff with elongate black spots. Notes. Pi-tick, pi-tick, 

 frequently repeated. (Rendire.) 



Range.— "Western North America from Wi^conslh, Illliiuis, Ar- 

 kansas and Texas to the Pacific coast; north to Areiic regions and 

 south to Argfenttnc Republic, casual oast to Maine and Massachu- 

 setts. Breeds neatly ihrougiiout its North American range." (A. O. 



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343. Broad-winged Hawk {Buteo platj'ptefus'j. L. 

 15.8; '4 , 16.7. Three outer primaries notchfd. Ads. 

 ail with two whitish bands and a brownish tip; be- 

 low iarr^ii with rusty brown. Yns. Wo buff in priir 

 aries; tail brownish with several black bars; below 

 whitish, streaked with blackish. Notes. A high, 

 sharp, keen, penetrating whistle. 



Ran p«.— Eastern North America, breeds west to Plains, north to 

 New Srunswlclc and Saskatchewan; winters from southern New 

 Jersey soutfi to northern South Ameriea. 



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