. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 346. Mexican Goshawk. Asturina plagiata Range.—Mexico, north to the border of theUnited States. A beautiful, medium sized Hawk (17 incheslong), slaty gray above, white below, numer-. White Ro h-1 d Hawk ously barred with grayish; tail black, crossed by several white bars. These are gracefuland active birds, feeding largely upon small rodents, and occasionally smallbirds. They nest in the top of tall trees, laying two or three greenish white,u
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 346. Mexican Goshawk. Asturina plagiata Range.—Mexico, north to the border of theUnited States. A beautiful, medium sized Hawk (17 incheslong), slaty gray above, white below, numer-. White Ro h-1 d Hawk ously barred with grayish; tail black, crossed by several white bars. These are gracefuland active birds, feeding largely upon small rodents, and occasionally smallbirds. They nest in the top of tall trees, laying two or three greenish white,unmarked eggs; size Data.—Santa Cruz River, Arizona, June 3,1902. Nest in the fork of a mesquite tree about forty feet from the ground;made of large sticks, lined with smaller ones and leaves. Three eggs. Col-lector, O. W. Howard.
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