BIRDS OF NELSON COUNTY. 41 



Suborder ACCIPITRES: Diurnal Birds of Prey. 

 FamUy FALCONID^ffi: Hawks, Etc. 

 Genus Falco. 



134. * Falco sparverius (Linn.). Sparrow Hawk. 



A common jDermanent resident. Very wary ; understand- 

 ing as well as a crow how to take care of their skins. 



Genus Accipiter. 



135. Accipiter cooperi (Bo^AF.). Cooper's Hawk. 

 Sometimes rather common. 



136. * Accipiter fuscus (Gmkl.). Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 A common pennanent resident. 



Genus Buteo. 



137. * Buteo lineatus (Gmel.). Red-shouldered Hawk. 



"Chicken Hawk." 

 Permanent resident ; probably the most common hawk 

 found here. 



Genus Halietus. 



1VJ 138. Halietus le^cocepbalus (Linn.). Bald Eagle. '"Gray 

 ' Eagle." 



A newspaper paragraph (Nelson County Record, June 

 27, 1881) mentions the fact of one of these birds having 

 been seen for several days near Boston, in this county. 



Family PANDIONIDiE : Ospreys. 

 Genus Pandion. 



139. Pandion halietus carolinensis (Gmel.). Fish Hawk. 



Rare. Mr. Rowan Wicklifl'e, of Bardstown, shot one in 

 April, 1882, which is the only record of its occurrence 

 here that I am aware of. 



