SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK. 
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tail also very long, and remarkably forked, consisting of twelve 
feathers, all black, glossed with green and purple; several of 
the tertials white or edged with white, but generally covered 
by the scapulars; inner vanes of the secondaries white on their 
upper half, black towards their points; lining of the wings white; 
legs yellow, short and thick, and feathered before, half way be- 
low the knee; claws much curved, whitish; outer claw very 
small. The greater part of the plumage is white at the base; 
and when the scapulars are a little displaced, they appear spot- 
ted with white. 
This was a male in perfect plumage. The colour and mark- 
ings of the male and female are nearly alike. 
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