SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS. 



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331. Circus hudsonius (Xinn.). — Marsh Hawk. 



Entire state — common — breeds (L. Brnner); "Occasionally seen in Ne- 

 braska" (Aughey); "Summerresident, common, may remain in the state dur- 

 ing the winter" (Taylor); "Nearly the entire North American continent" 

 (Bendire); "The whole of North America" (Goss); "Inhabits the whole of 

 North America" (Fisher); Omaha — breeding (L. Skow); Cherry county — 

 breeds, also winters here (J. M. Bates); Gage county (F. A. Colby); "a not 

 common summer resident — never observed earlier in spring than May 25 " (I. 

 S. Trostler). 



Fig. 13. — Swallow-tailed Kite. 



332. Accipiter velox ( H%.).— Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



West Point, Omaha, South Bend, Lincoln (L. Bruner) ; "Migratory, common, 

 may breed in northern Nebraska" (Taylor); "North America in general" 

 (Bendire); "Nearly the whole of North America" (Goss); "It breeds in 

 most, if not all, of the states" (Fisher); Omaha (L. Skow); Peru, rare (G. 

 A. Coleman) ; Gage county (F. A. Colby) ; Omaha, "somewhat rare, permanent 

 resident, seen in April, May, and September (I. S. Trostler) ; Sioux county 

 (Mrs. Wallace). 



333. Accipiter cooperi (^onap.).— Cooper's Haavk. 



West Point, Hat Creek Basin— breeding, Lincoln (L. Bruner); common 

 (Aughey); "Resident, common " (Taylor); " Whole of temperate North Amer- 

 ica " (Bendire); "They breed in suitable localities throughout the United 



