64 BIRDS OF MAIKE. 



County Records. — Cumberland. ''Mr. E. P. Carman of Bridston has a 

 specimen which was shot between Cape Elizabeth and Lewistou about 

 the middle of September, 1887"' (information regarding this received 

 from Prof. Stanton and Mr. Mead, the latter having kindly obtained 

 the complete particulars regarding it) ; Knox, "one is recorded by Mr. 

 Brewster as being taken near Rockland in November, 1886" (Cf. Brew- 

 ster, The Auk, Vol. 4. p. 75), and as Mr. Rackliff of Spruce Head took 

 a Gyrfalcon on the day before Thanksgiving at about that year, and 

 sent it to F. B. Webster of whom Mr. B. secured his bird, it would seem 

 assured that these birds are one and the same"; "in a recent letter 

 from Mr. Brewster he informs me that he has anothei- of these birds 

 secured at Eagla Island, about March 22, 1888" (Cf. Brewster, Minot's 

 Land and Game Birds of New England, 2ud Ed., p. 480, for the record of 

 this specimen) ; Oxford, "one shot in 1892 or 1893" (Nash ; Washington, 

 ^'winter visitant, three specimens" (Boardman). 



Subgenus RHYNCHODON Nitzscb. 



157. (356). Falco pevegrinus anatum {Bonap.). Duck Hawk. 



A quite rare summer resident of tbe isolated mouutaiuous por- 

 tions of tbe state and there found breeding. In migrations it is 

 somewhat commoner, though still quite rare. It is quite likely to 

 be found in winter in tbe southern parts of tbe state although not 

 yet so reported. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, (Pike) ; Cumberland, "very rare 

 transient" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 21) ; Oxford, "rare, 

 breeds" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "quite rare, may possibly breed" (Knight) ; 

 Washington, not uncommon, breeds" (Boai'dman)." 



Subgenus ^-ESALON Kaup. 



158. (357). Falco columbarius Xinn. Pigeon Hawk. 



Quite common everywhere in migrations, and a rare summer resi- 

 dent within the Canadian fauna. While tbe species occurs in sum- 

 mer I have not been able to ascertain that any nests or eggs have 

 been found wntbin our boundaries. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "summer"' (Johnson); Cumlierland, 

 *'not common" (Mead) ; Franklin, "rare summer resident, a specimen 

 was shot here in June" (Swain) ; Kennebec, "rare" (Gardiner Branch) ; 

 Knox, "migrant" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "rai-e summer resident" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "common in spring and fall" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "not 

 uncommon" (Homer) ; Washington, "not uncommon summer resident" 

 (Boardman); York, (Adams). 



