. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . rogs, which are the com-mon food of the Winter Falcon. Red-shouldered Hawk, Fa/co lincalus, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. vi. p. 86. Young. Winter Falcon, Fako hyemalis, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. iv. p. 73. Adult. Falco hyemalis, Bonap. Syn., p. 33. Winter Falcon or Red-shouldered Hawk, Fako hyemalis, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 106. Red-shouldered Hawk, Fako Uneatus, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 296; vol. v. p. 380. Winter Hawk, Fako hyemalis, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 364. Young. Adult Male. Plumage compact, imbricate
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . rogs, which are the com-mon food of the Winter Falcon. Red-shouldered Hawk, Fa/co lincalus, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. vi. p. 86. Young. Winter Falcon, Fako hyemalis, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. iv. p. 73. Adult. Falco hyemalis, Bonap. Syn., p. 33. Winter Falcon or Red-shouldered Hawk, Fako hyemalis, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 106. Red-shouldered Hawk, Fako Uneatus, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 296; vol. v. p. 380. Winter Hawk, Fako hyemalis, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 364. Young. Adult Male. Plumage compact, imbricated; feathers of the head and neck narrowtowards the tip, of the back broad and rounded; tibial feathers elongatedbehind. Wings long, third and fourth primaries longest, first short. Bill light blue at the base, bluish-black at the tip; cere, basal margin of thebill, edges of the eyelids, and the feet bright yellow. Iris hazel. Clawsblack. Head, neck, and back light yellowish-red, longitudinally spottedwith dark brown. Tail brownish-black, banded with greyish-white, the tip U92 PI. Drawn from Nature by J. J Audubon .. THE BROAD-WINGED BUZZARD. 43 of the latter colour. Lesser wing-coverts bright yellowish-red, spotted withbrown; larger coverts and secondary quills dusky, broadly barred with white;primary quills brownish-black, banded with white, the greater part of theirinner webs being of the latter colour. Lower parts of the neck and underwing-coverts light yellowish-red, the former longitudinally lined with black-ish; breast reddish-white, marked with transverse yellowish-red spots; abdo-men and under tail-coverts reddish-white. Tibial feathers yellowish, trans-versely barred with dull orange. Length IS inches; bill along the back 1^, along the gap from the tip ofunder mandible 1^; tarsus 2f. Adult Female. The female differs from the male in being a little larger, and in having thetints lighter. THE BROAD-WINGED BUZZARD. Buteo Pennsyl various, Wils. PLAT
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