. The birds of New England and adjacent states [microform] : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature; together with a history of their habits .... Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. THE BOUGH-LEGGED HAWK. 4a This genus contains six or seven species, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America, all birds of heavy though robust organization, subsisting mainly on small quadrupeds and reptiles. The species of this genus are easily recognized by their having the tarti feathered. AaCHI
. The birds of New England and adjacent states [microform] : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature; together with a history of their habits .... Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. THE BOUGH-LEGGED HAWK. 4a This genus contains six or seven species, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America, all birds of heavy though robust organization, subsisting mainly on small quadrupeds and reptiles. The species of this genus are easily recognized by their having the tarti feathered. AaCHIBUTEO LAGOPUS.—Gray. The Bough-legged Hawk. FiUco lagopui, Gm. Syst. Nat., 260 (1788). Aud. Om. Biog., II. 877, and Wilson. Falcoplumipei, Daudin. Traite d'Om., II. 163. FdcopenruUui, Cuvier. Reg. An., I. 823 (1817). ArchilnUeo aUicep$, Brehm. Vog. Deutsch, I. 40. Descbiption. Tarsus densely feathered in front to the toes, naked behind; wing long; tail rather short. Aduh. — UeiiA above yellowish-white, with longitudinal stripes of brown tinged with reddish, especially on the occiput; back scapular, and shorter quills pale cine- reous, with partially concealed transverse bands of white and dark-brown, the latter frequently predominating, and giving the color on the back; rump dark umber-brown; longer quills and wing coverts umber-brown; primaries edged externally with ashy, and with a large space on their inner webs at their base, white with a silky lustre; under r 'Tts white; throat with longitudinal stripes of dark-brown; breast with large spots and concealed stripes of reddish-brown; abjomen with numerous transverse narrow bands of brownish-black, most conspicuous on the flanks, and tinged with ashy; tibita and tarsi barred transversely with white and dark-brown, aud tinged with reddish; under tail coverts white; upper tail coverts white at base and tipped with brownish-black; tail white at base, with a wide subtenninal band of black, and about two other bands of black al
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