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BLACK BUZZARD. 
(Falco Harlani , Audubon, pi. 80. [male and female]. ) 
Spec. Charact. — Purplish-black with some brown; the tail longer 
than the wings, with 7 or 8 black bands ; cere and legs yellow ; 
beneath purple with oblong black spots ; the femorals with has- 
tate ones. 
This fine species was discovered by the author during 
his last excursion in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and 
is, I believe, at times also seen in this vicinity. 
About the size of the Red-tailed Buzzard. Cere yellowish-green 
Legs pale yellow. The wings a few inches shorter than the tail. 
1st primary rather short, 4th longest. 
BROAD- WINGED HAWK. 
(Falco pennsytvaniciis, Audubon, pi. [male and female.] Wilson. 
Am. Orn. vi. p. 92. pi. 54. fig. 1. [male.] Bonap. An. Lyc. 2, 
p. 29. Philad. Museum, No, 407.) 
Spec. Charact. — Dark brown ; head streaked with whitish; be- 
neath white, thickly spotted on the breast with brownish sagit- 
tate spots ; tail short, black, with 2 bars of white and tipped with 
whitish, cere and feet yellow. — Young. Tail indistinctly banded 
with black and dusky ; lower parts pure white, with rare black- 
ish oblanceolate spots. 
This very rare species was obtained by Wilson, in the 
vicinity of Philadelphia, in the act of feeding on a mead- 
ow mouse. On being approached, it uttered a whining 
whistle, and flew to another tree where it was shot. Its 
great breadth of wing, as well as of the head and body, 
compared with its length, appears remarkably character- 
istic. The following day the mate was observed sailing 
in wide circles, the wings scarcely moving, and present- 
ing almost a semicircular outline. These 2 individuals 
