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113. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis, Americau Kough-legged Hawk. 



Migrant ; common fall visitant. Less common in the spring. Win- 

 nipeg: Eare migrant; "have seen only three specimens in as many 

 years;" 1884 (Hiue). Carberry : Kare in spring ; tolerably common in 

 fall; Eat Portage (Thompson). Oak Point 1885; first seen, one, on 

 April 7 ; next seen, April 8 ; became common on the 10th : breeds here ? 

 (Small). Portage la Prairie: Common in spring; abundant in autumn 

 (Nash). Eeceived both from Severn House and Trout Lake Station 

 (Murray). 



This bird is far from being common in Manitoba. On the Big Plain 

 I have seen only about a dozen specimens, and of these about one-fourth 

 were in the black i)lumage. 



Throughout the Assiniboine Valley, so far as noted, it is found only 

 in the spring and fall. It generally appeared in the neighborhood of 

 Carberry when the nights began to be a little frosty. The earliest I 

 have observed was on September 9. This was a black specimen ; it 

 was perched on the top of the tallest tree in a wet place on the prairie ; 

 when it saw me, 200 yards oft", it flew with heavy, flagging flight straight 

 to the next slough, where also it took its station on the highest avail- 

 able perch. This fairly represents the action of all that I have noticed ; 

 they are very shy and frequent the trees in the neighborhood of swampy 

 places. 



Common in spring ; abundant in autumn. Sometimes very early in the morning, 

 particularly if the weather should be cold and misty, I have seen a dozen or more 

 of these hawks at one time sitting about on the fence-posts or on the broken ground 

 in the most listless, dejected-looking manner possible. Having very seldom found 

 anything in the stomachs of these birds, I fancy it is " a long time between meals" 

 with them. (Nash, in MSS.). 



114. Archibuteo ferrugineus. Ferruginous Rough-leg. 



Probably Manitoban ; Pembina Mountain at the boundary ; breeding ; 

 early in July, 1873 (Cones). I have seen a specimen that was taken 

 immediately to the west of the province (Thompson). 



115. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. 



Very rare; possibly resident. Winnipeg: Eare; apparently resident 

 (Hine). Eed Eiver Valley : Very rare (Hunter). Portage la Prairie : 

 1884, very scarce; not seen by me (Nash). Big Plain (Thompson). 



116. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald, or White-headed Eagle. 



Very rare summer visitant; probably breeding; frequent on Eed 

 Eiver from Minehead to Pembina ; several nests noticed (Coues). James 

 Falls, Winnipeg Eiver ; eagles (Hind). Winnipeg: Summer resident; 

 tolerably common; April to October 1( Hine). Rare; " reported to be fre- 

 quently seen on Lake Manitoba" (Nash). Mouth of Waterhen Eiver, a 

 pair; one at Cathead, Lake Winnipeg (Hind). Common between lati- 



