. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE FALCONS. 251 into the soiithoni T'nited States; Mississippi (Audubon); Texas (Mus. S. I.; Uuesseu) ; Aiizoim (CoiKf"). Localities: Giiaieiiiala (Sci,. Ibis, I, 210). LIST OK SI'KCIMKNS EXAMINED. National Museum, 13; I'ldladelphia Aeatieniy, 3; Cab. G. N. Lawrence, 2 ; Coll. K. Ridgway, 1. Total, li). Measurements. Sex. Wing. Tail. Culmen, Tarsus. Miildle Toe. )- l.!) lipttimens. 1 9 i2.;ir)- i;!.) ,')- !).8()- (1 .i)0-.!)5
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE FALCONS. 251 into the soiithoni T'nited States; Mississippi (Audubon); Texas (Mus. S. I.; Uuesseu) ; Aiizoim (CoiKf"). Localities: Giiaieiiiala (Sci,. Ibis, I, 210). LIST OK SI'KCIMKNS EXAMINED. National Museum, 13; I'ldladelphia Aeatieniy, 3; Cab. G. N. Lawrence, 2 ; Coll. K. Ridgway, 1. Total, li). Measurements. Sex. Wing. Tail. Culmen, Tarsus. Miildle Toe. )- l.!) lipttimens. 1 9 i2.;ir)- i;!.) ,')- !).8()- (1 .i)0-.!)5 ;!.2(t i.( ;; s ! 0 1 Habits. Hawk lias a very limited ran<.ie within tlie T'liitud States, and Mr. Auduhon, wIkj the first tu meet witli it tliere, oLtaiued oidy a single specimen I'rom Louisiana. .Su])|)osing it to be an uudeserihed , he named it in honor of his iVienil, Mr. Edward Harris. species is occasionally found in the lower portions of the States of Mississipjii and Louisiana, Init becomes nnich more abundant in the southwest- ern sections of tlie latter State, and in Texas is common, espe- cially about the moutli of the IJio flrandc. In one vai'iety or the other it is fre(iuently met with throughout Mexico, and Central America, and is also said to be an occasional visiiiut of Cuba and Jamaica. Mr. Dresser found this Hawk common throughout Texas to tlie Colorado Tiiver, beyond whicii lie noticed but few. Tt was tlie only Hawk he noticed at 'Matamoras in the summer. He describes it as a heavy, sluggish bird, seldom seen on the wing, and sub- sisting, so far as he could sec, entirely on carrion. All along the load from liroM-nsville to San Antonio, he noticed it either perched on some tree by the roadside, or busy, in coni]iany with Vultures and Caracaras, regaling on some offensive carrion. He found it breeding in the neighborhood of San Antonio, ^ledina, and Itivers, having eggs in the montli of May.
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