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tvibntecl breeders. The pigeon, duck and rough-legged hawks 
are regular visitants in winter, while the fish hawk is a common 
summer resident on the coast. The remaining species are irregular 
stragglers. 
Swallow-tailed Kite —(Elanoides forficatus). 
A beautiful, large, glossy, bluish-black kite, with the head, rump and under 
parts white and the tail deeply forked. The neck and under wing coverts are 
also white. Common in south. 
Breeds in tropical America and northward on the Atlantic coast. Winters 
in tropical America. Rare stragglers from the south. 
Marsh Hawk; Marsh Harrier—( Circus hudsonius). 
A large, common, ashy-colored or gray hawk, with white tail coverts and 
white belly, spotted or barred with reddish. The primaries are blackish and the 
tail is silver-gray, irregularly barred with blackish. 
Breeds in whole of North America. Winters southward to Panama. Resi¬ 
dent, but most numerous during migrations. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk —(.Accipiter velox). 
A common, long, square-tailed, medium-sized, dark-brownish or slate-colored 
hawk, with much-barred, buffy under parts. The tail has blackish crossbars 
and a white tip ; the primaries are also barred with blackish. 
Breeds in whole of North America. Winters southward to Guatemala. Com¬ 
mon resident throughout New Jersey. 
Cooper's Hawk —(Accipiter cooperi ). 
A hawk similar to the last, but larger and with a decidedly rounded tail. It 
is a dark-brown hawk, with grayish-and-brownish-spotted under parts. In habits 
and food, it is much like the sharp-shinned hawk. 
Breeds in whole of temperate North America. Winters about the same. 
Common resident, especially abundant during the fall migration. 
American Goshawk —(Accipiter atricdjmllus). 
A large, dark, slate-colored hawk, with grayish wavy bars on a white ground 
on all the lower parts. The head is blackish and has a white line over the eye, 
and the throat and breast are somewhat streaked with blackish. 
Breeds in northern North America north of United States. Winters south¬ 
ward to Middle States. Rare winter visitant. 
Red-tailed Hawk; Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk ( Buteo 
borealis). 
A common, mottled, brownish hawk, with a bright, brick-red tail; the tail 
feathers are tipped with white and have a dark bar near the tip; under parts 
nearly white, with many brownish streaks, especially on the upper breast. 
Breeds in eastern North America. Winters the same. Common resident, but 
most abundant in winter. 
