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six, and have collected in one season, twelve 
birds, Ido not think it rare, but some seasons 
they do not make their appearance before 
autumn. Ihave shot them mostly near a barn, 
and found them to contain chickens 1n their crops. 
I have also found them plenty in Virginia, wher 
hunting quail, on which they also feed. I have 
never found thé nest, but think it breeds in the 
high timber in Minnesota, as I have met the bird 
while shooting prairie chickens in the month of 
August, Ihave the eggs in my collection, ob- 
tained in the British settlements. 
Accipiter Cooperit.— Bonap. . 
Cooper’s Hawk. 
It is quite a common bird all over the country. 
I have killed it at all seasons; it is very plenty 
in Virginia and Iowa, and feeds on quail, young 
prairie chickens and meadow larks. Ihave dis- 
sected them and found these birds in them 
scarcely digested. I have been shooting quail 
and seen this hawk chase a wounded bird until 
it reached some thicket, when I have gone and 
picked the bird up. It breeds in New Jersey, 
and as far west as Iowa, and builds its nest on 
trees and rocks. 
Accipiter Fuscus —Bonap. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk. 
It is considered among gunners a bird hawk. 
I have seen it catch birds while I was shooting 
