Charles Barney Cory

“ In general appearance much like Buteo pennsylvanicus; underparts dull white, the feathers slightly tinged with rufons, the centre of the surface feathers showing a stripe of brown, giving the body a striped appearance: thighs rufous, but paler than in the adult; above much resembling the adult; the white wing and tail bands replaced by rufous bands on the terminal half of the feathers. ”

“ Female: Top of the head and neck brownishi-ash, becoming darker on the back; the feathers of the back and tertiaries edged with rufous; underparts dark rufous, the feathers narrowly handed with white; thighs showing the rufous much brighter, the feathers banded with very fine pale lines; crissum white, with rafous bands near the tips; under part of breast slaty, shading into dull white on the throat: the shafts of the leathers on the throat and breast dark brown, showing in hair-like lines ”

“ Adult male: Crown. nape, and upper portion of back slaty-plumbeous; rest of back and upper surface of wings and tail yellowish-green: throat, breast, and sides grayish-plumbeous, showing a dull orange tinge on the sides, darkest on the flanks; middle of the throat with a slight grayish tinge, and the middle of the belly distinctly white; outer webs of primaries, and most of the secondaries yellowish-green, giving to the wing a general greenish appearance ”