THE BROAD- WINGED BUZZARD. 
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of the latter colour. Lesser wing-coverts bright yellowish-red, spotted 
with brown ; larger coverts and secondary quills dusky, broadly barred with 
white ; primary quills brownish-black, banded with white, tne greater part 
of their inner webs being of the latter colour. Lower parts of the neck 
and under wing-coverts light yellowish-red, the former longitudinally lined 
with blackish ; breast reddish-white, marked with transverse yellowish-red 
spots ; abdomen and under tail-coverts reddish-white. Tibial feathers yel- 
lowish, transversely barred with dull orange. 
Length 18 inches ; bill along the back H, along the gap from the tip of 
upper mandible ; tarsus 2f . 
Adult Female. 
The female differs from the male in being- a little larger, and in having 
the tints lighter. 
THE BROAD-WINGED BUZZARD. 
Buteo Pennsylyanicus, Wils . 
PLATE X. — Male and Female. 
One fine May morning, when nature seemed to be enchanted at the sight 
of her own great works, when the pearly dew-drops were yet hanging at the 
point of each leaf, or lay nursed in the blossoms, gently rocked, as it were, 
by the soft breeze 'of early summer, I took my gun, and, accompanied by my 
excellent brother-in-law, William G-. Bakewell, Esq., at that time a 
youth, walked towards some lovely groves, where many songsters attracted 
our attention by their joyous melodies. The woods were all alive with the 
richest variety, and, divided in choice, we kept going on without shooting at 
any thing, so great was our admiration of every bird that presented itself to 
our view. As we crossed a narrow skirt of wood, my young companion 
spied a nest on a tree of moderate height, and, as my eye reached it, we both 
perceived that the parent bird was sitting in it. Some little consultation 
took place, as neither of us could determine whether it was a Crow’s or a 
Hawk’s nest, and it was resolved that my young friend should climb the 
tree, and bring down one of the eggs. On reaching the nest, he said the 
bird, which still remained quiet, was a Hawk and unable to fly. I desired 
him to cover it with his handkerchief, try to secure it, and bring it down. 
