72 Fleming, Birds of Toronto, Canada. [jan* 



An item in one of the early Toronto papers, dated April 15, 1815, "Im- 

 mense nights of the Wild Pigeon from west to east on the 27 ulto." is the 

 earliest date of arrival I can find. 



118. Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. — Regular summer resi- 

 dent, never very common, May 16 to July 24: my data are insufficient 

 but the dates of arrival and departure are probably April and October; 

 nest June 3, 1899. 



119. Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. — Accidental. One was 

 killed in the township of Pickering (about 30 miles east of Toronto), in 

 1887. 



120. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Regular summer resident, 

 April 2 to October 21; earliest March 20, 1895, adult male; the young 

 are abundant from September 1 to early October. A male taken May 



28, 1895, is in changing plumage, very worn; latest record December 10, 

 1902. Breeds in Ashbridge's Bay. 



121. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Resident from Sep- 

 tember 1 to May 14, and probably through the year; young birds Sep- 

 tember 4 to May 14; mature birds are not common, March 10 to October 

 7. Breeds very rarely. I have seen one set of eggs taken here. 



122. Accipiter cooperii. Cooper's Hawk. — Rare migrant; mature 

 birds from August 10 to October 4; young bird September 24, 1895. 



123. Accipiter atricapillus. American Goshawk. — Regular fall mi- 

 grant, October 2 to November 3; a few remain through the winter, leav- 

 ing towards the end of March; earliest record August 24, 1899. Mature 

 birds in full plumage were practically unknown till the great migration 

 of 1896 when they became abundant, the young being almost entirely 

 absent. The migration reached Toronto on October 26, and from then 

 till December 20, very many birds were taken. I examined thirty-five 

 local specimens, all in full plumage, and this was not by any means all 

 that were taken. A few adults were noted the three following years, 

 but none have been reported since December, 1899; the number of young 

 birds since then has been normal. 



124. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — Common fall migrant; 

 adults October 26 to November 20; young September 23 to November 



29. I have no spring records, but have eggs said to be of this species 

 taken here. 



125. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. — One record, a 

 male taken November 4, 1895, by Mr. J. Hughes Samuel. 



126. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — Resident; has not 

 been common of recent years; adults from October 1 to May 22; nests 

 from April 1 to 15. 



127. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. — Rare migrant; no rec- 

 ords previous to 1890; a female taken May 22, 1894, is almost black; 

 one taken September 5-, 1890, is black, the breast mottled with buffy 

 yellow. These are in my collection and I have seen two more local speci- 

 mens. 



