MARSH HAWK.. 
X HE original drawing of this fine bird, \va& 
made from the life in Pennsylvania ; and trans- 
mitted from thence, to Edwards in London^ 
by his obliging friend, Mr. William Bar- 
tram. 
It is the Falco Uiiginosus, of the Linnasati 
system ; and the Marsh Hawk, of Pennant, 
Latham, and Edwards. By the latter, it is 
thus described — 
" Th-e wings of this Hawk," says he, 
" when extended, measured three feet and a 
half from tip to tip : from the point of the 
bill, to the end of the tail, the bird measured 
two feet. It^s bill is of a blueish colour: the 
edges of the upper mandible are waved on 
their sides; at the basis of the upper mandible 
is an orange-coloured skin, in v/nich the nos- 
trils are placed. The eye is also encompassed 
with an orange-coloured skin : the iris is of a 
hazel colour. About the nostrils^ and the 
corners of the mouth, it has black hairs or 
bristles. From the bill, through the eye, 
passes a black line, somewhat blueish next 
the head : from the nostrils proceed white 
lines just above the eyes, which bend dow^n 
the 
