. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. WINTER HAWK. BUTEO LINEATUS. Char. Adult; general color dark reddish brown; head and neck ru- fous : below, lighter, with dark streaks and light bars; wings and tail black with white bars ; lesser wing-coverts chestnut. Young, with little of the rufous tinge . below, bufty with dark streaks. Length 19 to 22 inches. Nest. In a tree; of loosely arranged twigs, lined with grass and feathers. Eggs. 2-4 ; bluish white or buffy blotched with brown ; X This
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. WINTER HAWK. BUTEO LINEATUS. Char. Adult; general color dark reddish brown; head and neck ru- fous : below, lighter, with dark streaks and light bars; wings and tail black with white bars ; lesser wing-coverts chestnut. Young, with little of the rufous tinge . below, bufty with dark streaks. Length 19 to 22 inches. Nest. In a tree; of loosely arranged twigs, lined with grass and feathers. Eggs. 2-4 ; bluish white or buffy blotched with brown ; X This very elegant Hawk does not migrate or inhabit very- far to the north. It is never seen in Massachusetts, nor per- haps much farther than the State of Pennsylvania. In the Southern States, during winter, these birds are very common in swampy situations, where their quailing cry of mutual recogni- tion may be heard from the depths of the dark forest almost. 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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