5 i4 BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Falcons. 



On the male the under parts of the body have tranfverfe fpots, which are ranged longitudinally on 

 the female. Mr Latham considers this fpecies as the female of the one immediately preceding. 



156 55. Hudfon's Hawk. — 95. Falco budfonlus. 19. 



The cere and legs are yellow ; the back is brown'; the eyebrows are white ; the wings 

 have each a bluifh fhield. 



F. hudfonius. Lath. ind. orn. i. 40. n. 94. /3. — F. pygargus canadenfis. Ger. orn. i. 66. t. 44.. — 

 Accipiter frcti hudfonus. Brill", av. 6. app. 18. — Ring-tail Hawk. Edw. av. t. 107. — Ring tail Fal- 

 con. Arc!:, zool. ii. 209. n. 1 06.— Hudfon's Bay Ring-tail. Lath. fyn. i. pi. n. 76. — White-rump- 

 ed bay Falcon. Lath. fyn. i. 54. n. 34. e.. 



Inhabits the country about Hudfon's Bay. — This fpecies is one foot nine inches and a half long : : 

 The bill and claws are black ; the under parts of the body are white, with reddifh brown fpots ; the 

 two middle tail quills are brownifh, or dufky, the outmoft are white, and the reft are bluifh afh, the 

 whole having tranfverfe orange-brown bars ; the legs are long and very {lender ; the rump is white, 

 both above and below, encircling the tail. This bird has the fame manners with the Blue Hawk ; 

 it fkims along the ground, in fearch of mice, frogs, and fmall birds, and builds fometimes on the low- 

 er parts of trees, and fometimes on the ground: It is fometimes found of a deep ruft colour, entirely 

 plain except the rump and tail. 



157 56. Scarlet Hawk, — 96. Falco Buffo ni. 103. 



The cere is blue, and the legs yellow ; the upper part of the body is fcarlet ; the under 

 parts are reddifh buff colour ; the eyebrows are yellow; the tail is barred with pale, 

 and dufky brown. 

 F. Buffoni. Lath. ind. orn. i. 40. n. 94. y. — Cayenne Ringtail. Lath. fyn. i. pi. rl. 76. a. 



Inhabits Cayenne. — Is two feet long: The bill and claws are black; the inner webs of the primary 

 wing quills are dufky, the outer webs being bluifh afh colour, with dufky bars^ in the fecondary quills^ 

 thefe are lefs evident ; the whole wing quills are white at the tips. 



158 57. Marin Hawk. — 97. Falco uliginofus. 104. 



The cere and legs are orange coloured ; the body is brown above, and the under parts 

 are bright rufly ; the tail has four tranfverfe black bars. 



F. uliginofus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 40. n. 95. — Marfh Hawk. ArcL zool. iL 208. n. 105. Lath, 

 fyn. i. 90. n. 75. a. Edw. av. iv. t. 2pi. 



Inhabits Jamaica and Penfylvania. — In the latter country it is found only in fummer, frequenting 

 marfby places, where it preys on fmall birds, frogs, ferpents, and lizards, and migrates in winter : It 

 is two feet long ; the bill is bluifh ; the orbits are orange-coloured, with hazel, irides ;. a black line 

 extends froni the angle of the mouth to beyond the eyes, above which a white line furrounds the 

 cheeks, and meets with one from the oppofite fide at the back of the neck ; the head, neck, and up- 

 per part of the breaft are varied with black and rufty ; the coverts of the wings are brown ; the legs 

 Sre ftrong, thick, and fhort. 



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