. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. ( \ f^. 4^. J-' RED-SHOULDKRi:!) HAWK. WINTER HAWK. LINKAIL'S. 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. Voung, with little of the rufous tinge . below, buffy with dark streaks, Length 19 to 22 inches. yVt'-f/. In a tree; of arranged twigs, lined with grass and feather


. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. ( \ f^. 4^. J-' RED-SHOULDKRi:!) HAWK. WINTER HAWK. LINKAIL'S. 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. Voung, with little of the rufous tinge . below, buffy with dark streaks, Length 19 to 22 inches. yVt'-f/. In a tree; of arranged twigs, lined with grass and feathers. £i,[!;s. 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 <*! i- i-,1. 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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