192 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



sections this species and the Red-tail occur together. A common 

 transient, often abundant in fall, over the hills inland, but much 

 scarcer near the Hudson. The earliest fall arrival date is September 

 5 at Stag Lake, Sussex Co. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Uncommon transient, April 20, 

 1913 (J. T. Nichols) to May 3, 1914 (Griscom, LaDow, N. F. 

 Lenssen, and J. M. Johnson); September 23, 1908 (Griscom) 

 to October 5, 1919 (Griscom and Rogers). A pair bred at 

 Palisades Park until 1914 (Weber), when the locality was 

 destroyed. 



ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis) 



In life the Rough-leg bears a close resemblance to the 

 Buteos, but has slightly longer wings and a longer tail, which 

 I have never seen spread fanwise. It is a heavy, sluggish bird, 

 and occasional efforts at circling or soaring require a lot of 

 wing flapping. The black axillar patches are a striking field- 

 mark. Otherwise its normal plumage suggests a young 

 Marsh Hawk, but the cut of the wings and tail is different, 

 and it utterly lacks the lightness and grace of the Harrier. 

 With us it is a regular winter visitor to the coast of Long 

 Island and the larger river marshes, but is much rarer or 

 unrecorded in the interior. 



Long Island. Irregularly common winter visitant, present 

 every year. October 18 to April 8, casually to May 3 and 7. 



ORIENT. Uncommon winter visitant, November 10, 1910 

 to May 3, 1914 at East Marion. 



MASTIC. Fairly common winter visitant, arriving as early 

 as October 18, 1915. 



LONG BEACH. Uncommon winter visitant, November 5, 

 1912 (Griscom) to March 31, 1912 (Griscom), casually to May 

 7, 1914 (E. P. Bicknell). 



New York State. Generally a decidedly rare winter visitant. 

 CENTRAL PARK. Casual, October 31, 1914 (J. T. Nichols). 

 BRONX REGION. Rare winter visitant, November 21, 1914 

 (Hix) to April 4, 1914 (A. A. Saunders). 



New Jersey. Rare or uncommon in the big marshes near the 

 Hudson River; still rarer further inland, and I have no reports 

 from the northwestern sections, but it should occurjoccasionally 



