. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Swainsons Hawk BIRDS OF PREY 343. Broad-winged platypterus. Range.—North America, east of the Plains,and from the British Provinces Grayish whitiA medium sized species, about 16 inches in fer.*~ American Rough-legged Hawk length, and with a short tail and broad roundedwings; adults have the underparts handsomely barred with brown. Their nestsare usually built in large trees, but generally placed against the trunk in the
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Swainsons Hawk BIRDS OF PREY 343. Broad-winged platypterus. Range.—North America, east of the Plains,and from the British Provinces Grayish whitiA medium sized species, about 16 inches in fer.*~ American Rough-legged Hawk length, and with a short tail and broad roundedwings; adults have the underparts handsomely barred with brown. Their nestsare usually built in large trees, but generally placed against the trunk in thecrotch of some of the lower branches. It is made of sticks and almost Invari-ably lined with hark. The two to four eggs are of a grayish white color, marked with chestnut, hrown and stone gray; size x Data.—Worcester,. May It,, is!!... Nest about 20 feet up in a large chestnut i roe. The birdscontinually circled overhead, their weird cries sounding like the creaking ofbranches. Collector. A. J. White. 344. Short-tailed Hawk. Buteo brachyurus. Range. A tropical species, which occurs north to the Mexican border andregularly to southern Florida, where it breeds in the large cypress swamps. Itseggs are pale greenish white, sparingly spotted with hrown. chiefly at the largoend. Size 2
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