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a narrow whitish tip ; underparts white or buffy white, streaked and spotted 
with fuscous. dtL., 15*89; W., 10*68; T., 6*75; B. from No, *70. ? L., 16*76; 
W., 11*41; T., 7*09. 
Remarks. — Compared with the other members of this genus, the three 
“notched” primaries and small size are the principal characters of this 
Hawk. 
Range. — E. N. Am. 
Breeds from cen. Alberta, 
se. Sask., n. Ont., N. B., 
and Cape Breton Is., s. 
to the Gulf coast and 
cen. Tex., mainly e. of 
the Miss.; winters from 
the Ohio and Delaware p IG> gg Three-notched primaries of Broad-winged 
valleys s. to Venezuela Hawk. (Reduced.) 
and Peru. 
Washington, uncommon P. R. Ossining, tolerably common S. R., Mch. 
15-Oct. 23. Cambridge, uncommon T. V. in early fall, rare in spring and 
summer; Apl. 25-Sept. 30. N. Ohio, not common P. R. Glen Ellyn, not 
common S. R., Apl. 10-Oct. 4. SE. Minn., Common S. R., Mch. 11. 
Nest, in trees, 25-50 feet up. Eggs, 2-4, dull white or buffy white, spotted, 
blotched, or washed with ochraceous-buff or cinnamon-brown, 2*10 x 1*60. 
Date, D. C., Apl. 23; Monroe Co., Pa., May 10; Lancaster, N. H., May 11; 
se. Minn., May 29. 
“Of all our Hawks, this species seems to be the most unsuspicious, 
often allowing a person to approach within a few yards of it, and, when 
startled, flies but a short distance before it alights again. During the 
early summer the Broad-winged Hawk often may be seen sitting for 
hours on the dead top of some high tree. At other times it is found 
on the smaller trees in the deep woods, along streams, or on the ground, 
where its food is more often procured. Although sluggish and unusually 
heavy in its flight, it is capable of rapid motion, and sometimes soars 
high in the air. One of its notes resembles quite closely that of the 
Wood Pewee. . . . 
“Of 65 stomachs examined, 2 contained small birds; 15, mice; 13, 
other mammals; 11, reptiles; 13, batrachians; 30, insects; 2, earth- 
worms; 4, crawfish; and 7 were empty’’ (Fisher). 
344. Buteo braehyurus VieiU. Short-tailed Hawk. Ads . — 
Upperparts slaty gray or fuscous grayish brown; forehead whitish; tail 
barred with black and narrowly tipped with white, its under surface grayish; 
sides of the breast or neck with some rufous-brown markings; rest of the 
underparts pure white. Im. — Similar, but upperparts browner and margined 
with cream-buff; underparts washed with cream-buff; no rufous-brown on 
the breast. Dark phase. — Fuscous-black with a slight metallic luster with, 
in some specimens, more or less concealed white spots or bars more evident 
below; forehead whitish; tail lighter than back, barred with black, its under 
surface and the under surface of the primaries grayish. L., 17*00; W., 12*50; 
T., 7*00; Tar., 2*35; B. from N., *70. 
Range. — Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, n. to e. Mex., and rarely Fla. 
Nest, in trees. Eggs, dull white, spotted at the larger end with small 
spots and blotches of reddish brown over about one-fourth the surface, 
2*16 x 1*61 (Pennock). Date , San Mateo, Fla., Apl. 4. (Ralph). 
A rare resident in Florida. According to Mr. C. J. Pennock, who 
found its nest at St. Marks on April 3, its call somewhat resembles 
