56 The Ottawa Naturalist. [May 



mised are no doubt in these more remote and inhospitable rei^ions. 

 I may add that Mr. Murdoch's beautiful plates occur in a volume 

 mainly consisting" of meteorological and other physical records, 

 and less likely on that account to meet the eyes of the naturalist. 

 My indebtedness to Dr. Klotz is on that account greatly increased. 

 I have already sent a note of correction to the New York Sun, 

 which newspaper, as our President, Dr. Ami informed me repro- 

 duced almost complete the article published in these pages last 

 November. 



Ottawa, February, igo£. 



THE GOLDEN EAGLE. AN ADDITION TO THE FAUNA 

 OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



By J. E. Keays, London, Ont. 



(Read before the Ornitholog-ical Section of the Entomological Society 



of Ontario.) 



On Saturday, December ist, 1900, a large bird was noticed 

 in the vicinity of Lambeth and towards evening was seen pursuing 

 and finally capturing a turkey from the flock of Mr. Jas. Cassidy. 

 Carrying the bird to some distance it lit on the low branch of a 

 tree and commenced its repast at which it remained so engrossed, 

 that two boys, sons of Mr. Cassidy were able to approach close 

 enough to strike it on the head with a rifle, slightly injuring its 

 skull and stunning it so that it was easily carried 10 the house 

 where it was placed in the cellar apparently dead ; but after two 

 hours it was found to be a very lively bird, and on Monday or 

 Tuesday was brought to the city for sale, and is at present in the 

 possession of Mr. Davey. It proves to be a Golden Eagle, in fine 

 young plumage, and as far as we can learn a new record for 

 Middlesex Co. 



This eagle breeds sparingly through eastern Canada and is 

 seldom seen far from the courses of large rivers or the shores of 

 lakes, where it follows and preys upon the flocks of water-fowl, 

 Mr. Mclllwraith mentiones two taken at Hamilton and several at 

 Toronto but a capture this far inland I think is somewhat unusual 

 in Ontario. In the west it is much more numerous and there 



