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Question 7 10 possible birds

What SHAPE were the wings ?

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  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
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  2. 2
    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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  3. 3
    WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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  4. 4
    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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  5. 5
    What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Light band across the middle
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  6. 6
    What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)
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Leading possibilities

10 possibilities remain

2 rules inferred
  1. 1

    Hook-billed Kite

    Matching variants: Female or Immature, Hook-billed Kite, Male

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Light band across the middle
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)
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  2. 2

    Chuck-will's-widow

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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  3. 3

    Common Poorwill

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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  4. 4

    Merlin

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)
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  5. 5

    Whip-poor-will

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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