. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 204 KEY AND DESCRIPTION (melanistic) phase, in which nearly the whole plumage is a somewhat glossy black. Length, 15-18 ; wing, 101-13 ; tail, 6-71, tarsus, 2 J^; oulmen, -|. Soutli America north to Florida, where il breeds. 17. Mexican Black Hawk (345. Uruhitinga antkraclna).—A southern Texas, coal-black hawk, with a central broad white band across the tail, and a white tip; the ends of the upper tail coverts are also white. The young is mottled blackish- brown a
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 204 KEY AND DESCRIPTION (melanistic) phase, in which nearly the whole plumage is a somewhat glossy black. Length, 15-18 ; wing, 101-13 ; tail, 6-71, tarsus, 2 J^; oulmen, -|. Soutli America north to Florida, where il breeds. 17. Mexican Black Hawk (345. Uruhitinga antkraclna).—A southern Texas, coal-black hawk, with a central broad white band across the tail, and a white tip; the ends of the upper tail coverts are also white. The young is mottled blackish- brown above and streaked buily below; the tail is crossed with about seven bands of blackish and grayish. Length, 21-23 ; wing, 13-16; tail, 8-11 ; tarsus. Northern South America north to southern Texas. 3; : oulmen, U. 18. Mexican Goshawk (346. Astufina plagid,ta). — A south- western, ashy-backed, white-bellied hawk, with a black tail crossed by several somewhat broken white bands and a white or whitish tip. The white belly and breast are beautifully and finely barred with dark lines. The young is blackish- brown above and whit- ish below, much mot- tled with reddish above and blackish below; tail, like the back, crossed with numerous blackish bars. Mexican Goshawk Length, 17 ; wing, 91- 111 ; tail, 7-8; tarsus, 2=-; culmen, |. Southwestern border of the United States, south to Panama. Once seen in Illinois. 19. American Rough-legged Hawk (347'. ArcJuMUeo lagdpus sancti-johAniiis).—A large, dark-bro^vnish hawk, with rough,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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