58 BIRDS OF MAINE. 



Genus CATH ARISTA Vieillot. 



141. (326). Catharista atrata (Bar/?-.). Black Vulture. 

 This, like the preeediug, occurs as an accideutal visitor from the 



south. 



Couuty Records. — Oxford, "oue at East Fryeburg'" (Smith, Forest and 

 Stream, Vol. 20, p. 285) ; Washiugtou, "uot uncommon some seasons" 

 (Boardman) ; "Eastport" (Cf . Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 5, p. 63) ; 

 "Calais" (Cf. Brewster, Auk, Vol. 10, p. 82). 



Suborder FALCONES, Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, Buzzards, 

 Eagles, Kites, Harriers, etc. 



Family FALCONID^. Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc. 

 Subfamily ACCIPITRIN^. Kites, Buzzards, Hawks, Goshawks, 



Eagles, etc. 

 Genus CIRCUS Lac6pede. 



142. (331). Circus hudsouius (ii)in.). Marsh Hawk. 



A common summer resident of marshes and meadows. The nest 

 is placed on the ground in such localities. The birds are common 

 everywhere during the migratious, but during the breeding season 

 they are onl}' to be sought for near their favorite meadow or marsh. 

 They will often return to the same locality for many successive 

 seasous. 



County Eecords. — Androscoggin, "■common summer resident" (Jolin- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "seen at Houltou and Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder, 

 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 50) ; Cumberland, "common summer 

 resident" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Han- 

 cock, "summer resident" (Dorr) ; Kennebec, "rare" (Gardiner Branch) ; 

 Knox, "summer" (Rackliff") ; Oxford, "breeds commonly" (Xash) ; 

 Penobscot, "quite conimon summer resident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, 

 "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" 

 (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common migrant, rare summer resident" (Mor- 

 rell) ; Wasliington, "abundant, summer resident" (Boardman) ; Waldo, 

 (Spratt) ; York, "breeds" (Adams). 



Genus ACCIPITER Brisson. 

 Subgenus ACCIPITER. 



143. (332). Accipiter velox (Wils.). Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 A common summer resident throughout the state, but owing to 



the difficulty of finding the nests, which are usually placed in ever- 



