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'••2. Tinnuncidus sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. Observed on Nan- 

 tucket Island, near Men an. 



93. Astnr atncapilliis. Goshawk. Not rare; probably breeds. 



94. Accijnter fuscus. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common; breeds. I 

 secured a nest of four eggs fi'om Whitehead Island. 



95. Buteo horealis. Red-tailed Hawk. Not rare. 



96. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. Not rare. 



97. Archihuteo lagopus. Rough-legged Hawk. Common; maj' breed. 



98. Circus Hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. Very common ; breeds abun- 

 dantly in the heath, and subsists largely upon the young of Lepus 

 Americanus. I took several nests. 



99. Pandion Carolinensis. Fish Hawk. Not very common ; pei*- 

 haps breeds. 



100. Aquila Canadensis. Golden Eagle. Given as rare (Boardman). 



101. Halicctus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. Very common resident. 

 On Feb. 20 Mr. Cheney found a nest in a tall pine, upon the main 

 island ; he ascended with some difficulty, and after digging a hole 

 througli the nest, secured the only eg^ it contained. The embryo was 

 well advanced, but frozen. The parents did not attempt to molest 

 him, but confined their demonstrations to sailing overhead at a 

 respectful distance. The egg, now in my cal)inet, is of a dirty white 

 color, and measui-es three inches by two and thirty hundredths. 



COLTJMBID.^. 



102. Ectnpistes miriratorius. Wild Pigeon. Not rare ; said to breed 

 in the interior of the island. 



TETKAONIDJE. 



103. Bonasa wnbellus. Ruffed Grouse. Rare. At North Head, June 

 29, I flushed a fine $, but was unable to shoot him; I was sorry for 

 this, as the inhabitants insist that the grouse is never found on Menan. 



CHARADRnD.^. 



104. Charadrms Virginicus. Golden Plover. Rare. 



105. JEcjialitis melodus. Piping Plover. Given by Boardman as 

 breeding on the islands. in June. I did not meet with it, although I 

 searched carefully. 



106. yE. semipalmaUis. Ringneck Plover. Common; some breed. 



SCOLOPACIDJE. 



107. PMloheJn minor. Woodcock. Rather rare; breeds in the 

 thick alder swamps. 



108. Gallinac/i) Wilsonii. Wilson's snipe. Rare. 



109. Macrorhamphus griseus. Red-breasted Snipe. Common in 

 July. 



