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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
FAM. FALCONIDriE. 
FALCONS. 
CIRCUS CYANEUS VAR. HUDSONIUS. (Linn.) 
Marsh Hawk. 
Adult- Male. — Above, ashy; primaries, brownish at the end; 
upper tail-coverts , white. 
Female. — Above, brown, streaked with reddish ; tail barred. 
This species is easily distinguished by the white upper tail-coverts. 
Length 1 6, wing 13, tail 9.10, tarsus 2.80, bill .60. 
According to Dr. Bryant, this species occasionally visits the 
Bahamas. He procured a single specimen, in immature plumage, 
at Inagua. None were observed by our party. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. I. pi. 26. 
ACCIPITER FUSCUS. ( Gm .) 
Sharp-shinned Hawk. 
Adult Male . — Above, plumbeous; tail, brownish, banded with 
brownish black and tipped with whitish ; under parts, white, streaked 
and banded with pale rufous, darkest on the breast. 
Length 10, wing 6.50, tail 5.60, tarsus 1.75. 
