. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . White BIRDS OF PREY 337d. Harlans Hawk. Butea borealis harlani. Range.—Gulf States and southward, north toKansas. This dark sub-species is generally nearly uni-form blackish, but sometimes is lighter or evenwhite below. Its tail is rusty, mottled withblackish and white. Its nesting habits are thesame and the eggs are not distinguishablefrom those of the other Red-tails. 339- Red-shouldered lineatus. Buteo. *&*& Red-shouldered H
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . White BIRDS OF PREY 337d. Harlans Hawk. Butea borealis harlani. Range.—Gulf States and southward, north toKansas. This dark sub-species is generally nearly uni-form blackish, but sometimes is lighter or evenwhite below. Its tail is rusty, mottled withblackish and white. Its nesting habits are thesame and the eggs are not distinguishablefrom those of the other Red-tails. 339- Red-shouldered lineatus. Buteo. *&*& Red-shouldered Hawk Range.—North America, east of the Plainsand from the southern parts of the BritishProvinces southward; abundant and breedingthroughout its range. This species is smaller than the Red-tailedand is not as powerfully built; length 19 adults are handsomely barred beneath with reddish brown, giving the entireunderparts a ruddy color. Like thelast species, they rarely feed uponpoultry, confining their diet chiefly tomice, rats, frogs, reptiles, etc. TheseHawks nest in t lie larger growths oftimber, usually building their nestshigh above the ground. The nest isof slicks, and lined with leaves, weeds~Ji$ anc* Pieces of bark. They lay three• or four eggs with a white ground •„. color, variously blotched and spotted, WUb either sparingly or heavily, with different shades of brown. Size Data. -Kalamazoo, Michigan,April 25, 1898. Nest about 4(1 feet upin an oak tree; made of sticks andtwigs and lined with bark. Four Col
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