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It arrives from the south early in April, and the eggs are usually 

 deposited by the second or third week of May. 



County Records. — Audroscoffgin, "fiiirly common summer nsidput" 

 (Johnson); Aroostook, "breedino; at Houlton" (Cf. B.itchelder. Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 151) ; Cumberland, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Mead); Franklui, ''■rare summer resident" (Swain); Hancock, 

 "summer resident" (Dorr) ; Kennebec, Royal) ; Knox, "mioji-ant" (Raek- 

 liff ) ; Oxford, "breeds commonly" (.Yash); Penobscot, "breeds quite 

 commonly, and is apparently the commonest of our larger Hawks" 

 (Knight); Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer); Sagadahoc, "com- 

 mon spring and fall'' (Spinney); Somerset, "not common summer resi- 

 dent" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "abundant summer 

 resident" ( Boaidman) ; York. (Adams . 



Genus ARCHIBUTEO Brehm. 



150. (347 a). Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis (Gmel.). 

 American Rough-legged Hawk. 



This species is of quite common occurrence as a winter visitor 

 from the north. It does not breed in the state, all previous records 

 stating to the coutrar}' notwithstanding. In Bendire's Life His- 

 tories of North American Birds he states that it is not known to 

 breed in the United States, save in Alaska. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "fairly common winter resident" 

 (Johnson) ; Cumberland, "rare winter visitant" (Brown's Cat. Birds of 

 Portland, p. 22 ; Franklin, "rare" (Richards) ; Knox, "winter" (Rack- 

 lift) Oxford, "common at Norway in winter" (Verrili's List of the Birds 

 of Xorway, Proc. Essex Institute, Vol. 3, pp. 136 et seq. ; Penobscot, 

 "rare winter visitor" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "rare" (Homer) ; Sagada- 

 hoc, "a few in fall and early winter" (Spinney) ; Washington, "very rare 

 winter resident" (Boardman). 



Genus AQUILA Brisson. 



151. (349). Aquila chrysaetos (Z/mn.). Golden Eagle. 



Occasionally observed and taken here, but at present the evi- 

 dence points to its occurrence only as a straggler. While it has 

 been observed here in summer under circumstances that would hint 

 that it might possibly nest iui the wild, mountainous parts of the 

 state, there has unfortunately been no positive proof brought forth 

 to substantiate this belief. While at Jackmau, in August, 1895, 

 Prof. F. L. Harvey and myself saw what we are positive was one 

 of these birds on Sandy Bay Mountain. This bird was seemingly 



