BIRDS OF PREY 
337d. Harlan’s Hawk. 
Butea borealis harlani. 
Range. — Gulf States and southward, north to 
Kansas. 
This dark sub-species is generally nearly uni- 
form blackish, but sometimes is lighter or even 
white below. Its tail is rusty, mottled with 
blackish and white. Its nesting habits are the 
same and the eggs are not distinguishable 
from those of the other Red-tails. 
339. Red-shouldered Hawk. Buteo 
lineatus lineatus. 
Range. — North America, east of the Plains 
and from the southern parts of the British 
Provinces southward; abundant and breeding 
throughout its range. 
This species is smaller than the Red-tailed 
and is not as powerfully built; length 19 inches. 
The adults are handsomely barred beneath 
with reddish brown, giving the entire 
underparts a ruddy color. Like the 
last species, they rarely feed upon 
poultry, confining their diet chiefly to 
mice, rats, frogs, reptiles, etc. These 
Hawks nest in the larger growths of 
timber, usually building their nests 
high above the ground. The nest is 
of sticks, and lined with leaves, weeds 
and pieces of bark. They lay three 
or four eggs with a white ground 
color, variously blotched and spotted, 
either sparingly or heavily, with dif- 
ferent shades of brown. Size 2.15 x 
1.75. Data. — Kalamazoo, Michigan, 
April 25, 1898. Nest about 40 feet up 
in an oak tree; made of sticks and 
twigs and lined with bark. Pour eggs. 
Collector, J. C. Holmes. 
339a. Florida Red-shouldered Hawk. Buteo lineatus alleni. 
White 
Red-shouldered Hawk 
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