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on April 15th twelve, and on May 24th, 1886, one was seen at 

 the same lake; and, finally, in 1887, one was seen on August 23rd 

 in the above-mentioned garden, and on September 3rd one on 

 Kettle Island (Messrs. G. R. and E. G. White). 



92. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis, Mourning Dove. This 

 desirable, more southerly species can now be added to our list. 

 Specimens were seen near Shirley's Bay on August 20th, 1903. 

 Several were also seen in the summer of 1908. On August 9th, 

 1910, a young one in the first plumage was shot near Dow's 

 Swamp, thus clearly establishing its breeding here. 



Order Raptores Birds of Prey, 

 buteonid^ falcons, hawks, eagles, etc. 



93. Circus hudsonius, Marsh Hawk. A common summer 

 resident. Can be seen harrying back and forth over extensive 

 meadows having here and there a marshy place. The bulk of 

 the species arrive in earlv April and depart in October, but 

 extreme dates are, March 25th (1907), and November 7th 

 (1905), when Mr. N. Lachance shot one on Shirley's Bay. 



94. Accipiter velo.w Sharp-shinned Hawk. This little terro r 

 to small birds is a common summer resident and less commo^ 

 permanent resident, i.e., a few remain here over winter and the^i 

 work havoc among the English Sparrows in the city. Favorite 

 nesting sites are the small black spruce trees in the Mer Bleue, 

 where on June 30th, 1909, we found a nest with four nearly fresh 

 eggs. On July 11th, 1904, I found several families of young in 

 the spruce stand near Blackburn Station. 



95. Accipiter cooperi, Cooper's Hawk. A rare summer resi- 

 dent, and fortunately so, because it is a very destructive species. 

 It arrives in April (17th, 1904), and is still seen in September. 



96. Astur atricapillus, Goshawk; Blue Hen-hawk. The 

 three accipitrine hawks are the only really harmful ones to 

 farmers and poultrymen. The Goshawk is the largest and 

 fiercest of them, but again, fortunately, it is only a winter 

 resident with us, though a few undoubtedly breed in the big 

 woods in the northern part of the district. A great part of their 

 number migrate, following the ducks, etc., south in October, 

 and return with them in April. In these two months, therefore, 

 they are mostly seen here. Dates at hand range from October 

 18th (1906) to May 13th (1908). For an account of a migration 

 of this species see Ottawa Naturalist, vol. XX., p. 217; and 

 of their ferocity, vol. XXL, p. 96. 



97. Buteo borealis, Red-tailed Hawk. This large, slowly 

 sailing buzzard is a moderatelv common summer resident. A 

 pair of either this or the next species may be seen sailing over 



