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this bird breeding in New Jersey in a cedar 
swamp, the nest being built much the same as 
the Red-shouldered Hawk, on an old pine tree ; 
the bird was very shy, and I could not obtain it. 
] -\have. also found this, bird. as) far) -west-cas 
Minnesota, but not breeding there. Have found 
it in Maryland, but do not consider it rare, still 
it is not as plenty as years ago, on account of the 
country settling. 
Nauclerus Furcatus —Vigors. 
Swallow-tailed Hawk. 
It was considered by all collectors the most 
rare of all hawks, and is now sought after more 
than any other. I have found it very abundant 
in lowa, Minnesota and Kansas, where they breed; 
have shot them in Philadelphia and in New Jersey. 
The first nest I found was at Coon Lake, Iowa; 
I watched the bird building, and only obtained 
one egg, which is now in the Smithsonian 
Institute, Washington, D. C. 
Rosthramus Sociabilis—LD Or. 
Black Kite. 
Tt is found in Florida. Dr. Herman and 
myself saw several of them soaring at a distance, 
but could not get near them for some time. | 
did manage to shoot two specimens, and I think 
they were young birds; did not see the nest, but 
think they must breed there, as the specimens 
we obtained were near the timbered country and 
in the month of May. 
