. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 208 KEY AND DESCRIPTION common name indicates, is a bird of the plains west of the Mississippi. Length, 16-20 ; wing, 12-14|; tail, 6^-9; tarsus, 2 ; culmen, 1. West- ern United States from the eastern border of the Plains to the Pacific; breeding throughout. Casual east to Illinois. 27. Duck Hawk (356. Fdlco pere- grlnns dnatum). — A dark, bluish- slate-colored hawk, with the under parts cream-buff, much spotted with black, except on the breast; tail indi
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 208 KEY AND DESCRIPTION common name indicates, is a bird of the plains west of the Mississippi. Length, 16-20 ; wing, 12-14|; tail, 6^-9; tarsus, 2 ; culmen, 1. West- ern United States from the eastern border of the Plains to the Pacific; breeding throughout. Casual east to Illinois. 27. Duck Hawk (356. Fdlco pere- grlnns dnatum). — A dark, bluish- slate-colored hawk, with the under parts cream-buff, much spotted with black, except on the breast; tail indistinctly barred with black- ish and tipped with a narrow, white band. The young has the blackish upper parts margined with orange- buffy, and the under side of the tail barred with the same. This is a beautiful, swift-flying, daring bird generally found near the water, as it feeds mainly on ducks and other, water birds. No bird can fly swiftly enough to escape its talons. (Peregrine Falcon; Great-footed Hawk.) Length, 14-20; wing, 111-15; tail, 6-9; tarsus, 2; culmen, 1. North America, and south to central South America ; breeding locally over most of its United States range. 28. Pigeon Hawk (357. Fdlco columbci- rius).—A small, slate-blue hawk, with all the under parts light creamy or brownish, much streaked with dark; tail with three or four broad, lighter-colored bars, and the. Prairie Falcon. 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, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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