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Peters found this form fairly common in hilly or heavily timbered 

 country near the coast (Choco, Los Toritos, Sosua, El Batey) and 

 collected an adult male at Choco March 25, 1916. Abbott has for- 

 warded specimens from Sanchez, October 24, 1916, and February 15, 

 16 and 17, 1919, from El Rio in the interior, September 20, October 

 8 and 9, 1916, and May 12, 1919, and from near Constanza September 

 26, and October 2, 1916. 



Wetmore observed two over the Monte Las Canitas near Sanchez 

 May 7, 1927, found the species at San Lorenzo Bay on May 11, and 

 in the swamps at the mouth of the Arroyo Barrancota May 8. Num- 

 bers were seen over the forested hills between Sanchez and Las Ter- 

 renas May 13, and he prepared as a specimen one brought to him 

 alive at Sanchez on May 11. 



On May 17, 1927, Wetmore observed several near El Rio. Near 

 Constanza this bird was seen regularly from May 18 to 26. Dan- 

 forth in 1927 saw this bird at Monte Cristi June 27, and San Pedro 

 de Macoris July 7. Abbott secured one on Saona Island. September 

 16, 1919, and reported several others during the period from Sep- 

 tember 12 to 18. Ciferri collected specimens near Moca February 

 27 and September 18, 1927. 



In Haiti Bartsch has reported the red-tail in the vicinity of 

 Jeremie April 12, 15 and 16, and near Trou des Roseaux April 13 

 and 14, 1917. Abbott collected one at Jeremie November 25, 1917, 

 and three others at Moline January 30, 1918. He secured one on 

 Morne St. Vincent June 2, 1920, one at an altitude of 600 meters near 

 Moustique, March 8, 1917, and one near Anse a Galets, on Gonave 

 Island, March 7, 1920. He reports several seen on Gonave from 

 February 18 to 28, 1918. 



Wetmore found this hawk common at Fonds-des-Negres from 

 March 31 to April 5, 1927, recorded one near La Tremblay April 7, 

 and saw three circling over a deep valley among the hills east of 

 Furcy on April 8. From April 9 to 16 he observed it regularly on 

 the great ridge of La Selle, and on April 17 recorded several near 

 Chapelle Faure, Nouvelle Touraine. He recorded one in the hills 

 northeast of Hinche near the Bassin Zime April 24, and two near 

 Caracol April 27. On April 28 in crossing above Morne Terrible 

 toward the Cul-de-Sac Plain by airplane he saw one circling below, 

 with its colors showing to advantage in this unusual lighting. G. S. 

 Miller, jr., secured one between St. Michel and L'Atalaye on March 

 26, 1925. Danforth in 1927 found the red-tail at Petionville and 

 Kenskoff July 23, at the Citadelle above Milot August 2, and on 

 Gonave Island July 17. Bond reports it common throughout Haiti 

 in 1928. In the following year Poole and Perrygo secured one at 

 Plaine Mapou on Gonave Island, March 12, at which the natives were 



