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Been several; taken by Dr. Atkins in February, March and April; "breeds" (Dr. M. 

 Gibbs); "a taxidermist at Forestville. Sanilac Co., reports taking a set of five eggs, 

 spring of 1893, I have doubts" (W. A. Oldfield); "breeds in Northern Peninsula" 

 fProf. Ludwig Kumlein); "may breed in northern counties, but even this is doubt- 

 ful •• (Prof. J. A. Allen). 





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Sparrow Hawk, nataral size. 



l()I-3(>()-(o08). Falco sparverius Linn. ^American Sparrow Hawk. 



Very abundant; "rare at Bay City" (N. A. Eddy); throughout the state; April to 

 September; "exceedingly abundant, the most common hawk at Palmer, and very 

 common at St. Joseph and Albion where it makes havoc with Junco in late fall 

 and spring, and eats myriads of locusts in late summer and early autumn" (O. B. 

 Warren); " common migrant at Mackinac Island where they are seen from the mid- 

 dle of August to the middle of September" (S. E.White); "Keweenaw Point" 

 (Kneeland); "occurs at Iron Mountain, Upper Peninsula" (L. W. Watkins); "very 

 common at Iron Mountain" (E. E. Brewster); "common and breeds, I find three to 

 five eggs" (W. A. Oldfield); breeds; nests in holes in trees which are usually decayed; 

 eggs four to seven, nearly spherical; reddish white, spotted with brown; a beautiful, 

 but bold "and useful friend" (A. K. Fisher); kills immense numbers of mice and 

 insects, and occasionally birds and chickens; "lives chiefiy on insects" (Prof. J. A. 

 Allen); "I doubt if this bird ever kills chickens" (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); "I have 

 never seen it kill a chicken, it should be protected by law " (J. B. Purdy). 



Subfamily PANDIONIN/E. Ospreys. 



Genus PAN DION Savig. 



1(»2 :{(»4 (5.*iO). Paiidion lialiaetus caroliiifiisis (Gviel.). *American Osprey; 

 Fish Hawk. 



Rather rare; "not rare at Ann Arbor" (Dr. J. B. Steere); "rare in Monroe Co. 

 but breeds near the lake" (Jerome Trombley); "a taxidermist at Forestville has a 

 mounted specimen which he took there" (W. A. Oldfield); throughout the entire 

 state; bird and young taken at the college in 1868; taken by Dr. Atkins at Locke, 

 April 5, 1872; "occasional in the northern counties about the inland lakes" (C. E. 

 Davis); " only seen at Plymouth in fall and winter, saw three at one time on an 

 apple tree, February, 1892" (J. B. Purdy); in manuscript list of Fox; "tolerably 

 common at Heisterman's Island in Saginaw Bay, where I am confident it nests " 

 (N. a. Eddy); "common on Mackinac Island, several seen every day" (S. E. White);^ 

 "common at Les Cheneaux Islands" (E. B. Boise); "Iron Mountain" (E. L. Brew- 



