266 FALCON. 



latter marked with a lozenge-sliaped streak down tlie sliaft ; thighs 

 yellowish ; quills dusky ; tail ferruginous, near the base whitish, 

 with a narrow black band near the end ; legs pale ; claws black. 



In a drawing of one, by Mr. Abbot, of Georgia, I observe 

 tl)at the general brown colour does not incline to red ; the streaks on 

 the breast not lozenge-shaped, but mere blotches; the bar near the 

 end of the tail much broader, with a white tip ; and a few lines of 

 black on the chin, and middle of the belly. 



The female is a ti'ifle bigger ; has some large patches on the 

 breast, not only of black, but brown ; the thighs, in both sexes, 

 white, with a few rufous mottlings towards the base. 



Inhabits various parts of North America ; preys on hares, squir- 

 rel s, and sometimes fowls; is sufficiently common, but difficult to be 

 shot, being very shy ; is probably not migratory, as it has been met 

 with at all seasons. 



209— BUZZARET. 



Falco Busarellus, Ind.Om. Sup. p. vi. Daud.'u. 168. Shaw's Zool. vVu 203. 

 Le Buseray, Levail. Ois.\. p. 84. pi. 20. 



La Buse des Savannes noyees a tete blanche, Voy. d'Azara, iii. No. 13. 

 Buzzaret, Geii. Syn. Sup. h. p. 32. 



SIZE of the Marsh Buzzard ; length 19in. ; breadth 50in. 

 Bill black; cere lead-colour; irides dark; head and neck rufous 

 white, mixed with brown ; the last colour deeper on the back of the 

 neck; back and wings rufous brown, or chestnut, more or less 

 spotted, or stieaked across w ith dusky black ; tail barred with tlie 



