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Moose Factory on James bay, and Fieldon records one taken by 
Captain Markham near York Factory in August, 1886. These re- 
cords cover our knowledge of its occurrence in the Hudson bay 
region, though Preble saw it at Norway House, Oxford House and 
Hill river. Reeks and Porter record it as a common summer resi- 
dent in Newfoundland, the writer found it common on Prince 
Edward Island, Downs and Tufts say it is equally so in Nova Scotia 
.and Chamberlain says it is the commonest hawk in New Brunswick. 
All observers agree that in Quebec and Ontario it is a common 
summer resident. Seton makes it a common species in the wooded 
parts of Manitoba, and the writer found it everywhere on the prairie 
regions where there was brush or trees. Ross says it is common 
on the Mackenzie to lat. 62° at Fort Simpson. With the above 
records we are safe in saying that it is found in all the wooded 
country south of lat. 60°. Our mountain records show that it is 
common at Banff and in the whole valley of the Columbia, more 
especially at Revelstoke and Arrow lakes, also in the valley of 
the Thompson river, from Eagle Pass to Kamloops, but in southern 
British Columbia, it is apparently not so common. Fannin and 
Brooks report it common west of the Coast range in British Columbia, 
while the writer and Mr. Spreadborough found it common on Van- 
couver island. Turner and Nelson say that it is common in the 
wooded parts of Alaska, straggling northward into the tundra. 
Two small hawks, supposed to be this species, were seen at Skide- 
gate, Queen Charlotte islands, July 12th, 1900. Mr. Keen reports 
its occurrence at Massett. One specimen was seen in battle with a 
pair of ravens at Malchatna river, Alaska. (Osgood.) Seen occa- 
sionally in the timber belt at Homer, Alaska. (Figgins.) Several 
sharp-shinned hawks were seen about our winter quarters on the 
Kowak, Kotzebue sound, Alaska, the last week in August. Noted 
on several occasions on wooded mountain sides at Sitka, Alaska. 
Noisy young were following their parents on August 5th, 1897. 
(Grinnell.) 
BREEDING NoTEs.—In the vicinity of Ottawa this species gener- 
ally builds about the end of May or first of June in a hemlock tree, 
about twenty feet from the ground. The nest is made of dry sticks, 
lined with some kind of bark and nearly resembles a crow’s nest. 
The eggs, four or five in number, are white with a slight purplish 
