. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. BLACK HAWK. Archibuteo LAGOPUS SANCTI-JOHANNIS. Char. General color variable, — dark or light brown, or brownisli gray, sometimes black ; all the feathers edged with lighter color, producing an appearance of streaks. The absence of these streaks on the belly forms a dark band. Tail with dark and light bars, and whitish at its base. Easily distinguished from any other Hawk by the feathered shank. Length i<)'/i to 22 inches. Nest. In a large tree, or on
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. BLACK HAWK. Archibuteo LAGOPUS SANCTI-JOHANNIS. Char. General color variable, — dark or light brown, or brownisli gray, sometimes black ; all the feathers edged with lighter color, producing an appearance of streaks. The absence of these streaks on the belly forms a dark band. Tail with dark and light bars, and whitish at its base. Easily distinguished from any other Hawk by the feathered shank. Length i<)'/i to 22 inches. Nest. In a large tree, or on rocks ; of sticks lined with grass, dry moss, and feathers. E^gs. 2-3; white or creamy, more or less spotted with brown; i-go This remarkable species of Buzzard appears to take up its residence chiefly in the northern and western wilds of America. My friend Mr. Townsend found its nest on the banks of Bear River, west of the Rocky Mountains. The nest, formed of large sticks, was in a thick willow bush about ten feet from the ground, and contained two young almost fledged. It is. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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