280 Catalogue of Birds. 



killed at Rockaway, in the act of carrying off one of our wooden 

 snipe decoys, which, it had seized. 



3. Ilypotriorchis columbarius (Linn.). Pigeon Hawk. 



4. Hierofalco Islandicus (Sabine). Jer Falcon. 



This species is of rare occurrence in our vicinity. A beau- 

 tiful specimen, not quite adult, was most liberally presented to 

 me by our fellow member Mr. John Akhurst, Taxidermist, of 

 Brooklyn ; it was killed on Long Island in the winter of 185G. 



5. Tinnunculus sparverius (Linn.). Sparrow Hawk. 



6. Astur atricapillus (Wils.). American Goshawk. 



7. Accipiter Cooperii, Bon. Cooper's Hawk. 



8. Accipiter fuscus (6m.). Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



9. Buteo horealis (6m.). Red-tailed Hawk. 



10. " lineatus (6m.). Red-shouldered Hawk. 



11. " Pennsylvanicus (Wils.). Broad-winged Hawk. 



12. Archibuteo Sancti-johannis (6m.). Black Hawk. 



13. Nauclerus furcatus (Linn.). Swallow-tailed Hawk. 



14. Circus Hudsonicus (Linn.). Marsh Hawk. 



15. Aquila Canadensis (Linn.). Amer. 6olden Eagle. 



16. Haliaetus leucocejphalus (Linn.). Bald Eagle. 



in winter, examples killed on Long Island are frequently 

 brought to market, but mostly in the young stage of plumage. 



On Montank point I was shown a foot of this species inclosed 

 in a heavy iron fox trap, with which, attached to its leg, the 

 bird had alighted on the point, and was captured, having 

 become exhausted from its inability to procure food ; it was 

 thought to have come from the opposite New England shore, 

 but of course from what distance inland was not known. 



On the upper part of New York Island, opposite the " Pali- 

 sades," Bald Eagles were a few years ago not unfrequent. It 

 is not unusual for them to rob the Fish Hawk (Pandion Caro- 

 linensis) of its prey. On one occasion I observed such an 

 occurrence on the bank of the Hudson near Manhattanville. 

 A Fish Hawk had just secured a fish, and in a short time I 

 noticed an Eagle in pursuit, which soon obtained a position 



