Hawk Quiz, cont.
4. A Latin word for a hawk or falcon is buteo, while the Greek words platys means 
    wide and pteron denotes a wing. Put it all together and Buteo platypterus means "a
    hawk  with wide wings," and is the scientific name for which of the following hawks.
Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered
Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged
Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned
Hawk


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Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged
Hawk


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   Correct!
   The "hawk
   with wide
   wings" is the
   Broad-winged
   Hawk.


   Sorry.
   The "hawk
   with wide
   wings" is the
   Broad-winged
   Hawk.