210 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



and identified by Cairns. H. Gould Welborne says it is a rare sum- 

 mer resident in Davidson County, breeding. An egg in my collec- 

 tion taken by him must be of this species, as it conforms with other 

 specimens of this species in my collection, in every particular. 

 This is the most northern record of this species breeding. 



Family CATHARTID/t. American Vultures. 



ii6. Turkey Vulture. Cathartes aura. (Linn). 



Common resident, generally distributed. Breeds in all sections. 

 Usually known by the name " North Carolina Buzzard." 



117. Blck Vulture. Cathaista at rata. (Bartr). 



Common resident in the eastern and middle sections ; not very 

 common in the mountains ; breeds. This is the " South Carolina 

 Buzzard." 



Family FALCONIO/€. Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc. 



118. Swallow-tailed Kite. Elanoides forficatns. (Linn). 



A few seen every fall in the higher mountains. One specimen 

 from Craven County in State Museum. 



119. Marsh Hawk. Circus hiidsonius. (Linn). 



Common resident in the east, probably breeding ; tolerably com- 

 mon winter visitor in the middle section ; not a common autumn 

 transient in the mountains. 



120. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipitcr velox. (Wils). 

 Tolerably common, generally distributed resident throughout the 



State. Cairns has observed it in Buncombe County. 



121. Cooper's Hawk. Acdfiter cooperi. (Bonap.) 

 Common resident in all portions, breeding. Eggs are in my 



collection taken by Cairns in Buncombe County, and by myself in 

 Beaufort County. 



122. Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo borealis. (Gmel.) 



Rather rare resident throughout the State. Breeds. I took a 

 set of two eggs in 1890, nest was placed in top of a swamp pine one 

 hundred and twenty-seven feet high. 



123. Red-shouldered Hawk. Butco llneatus. (Gmel.) 

 Common resident in all parts of the State. Breeds. Eggs are 



in my collection from Wake County. 



124. Swainson's Hawk. Buteo swainsoni. (Bonap.) 

 Accidental in the mountain region. 



125. Broad-winged Hawk. Buteo latissimus. (Wils.) 



Rare summer visitor in the middle and mountain sections, breed- 

 ing in both places. 



