250 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
nested regularly in the township of Oso in Frontenac county, Ont., 
up to 1901, but will probably soon cease to do so as the larger timber 
is rapidly being cleared away. It seems to affect woods where 
beech and black birch are plentiful, not far, however, from a growth 
of evergreens. (Rev. J. C. Young.) 
This bird is generally distributed in the forest country north 
of the prairie. Richardson records it from Jasper House in the 
Rocky mountains, and describes one shot from the nest on the 
Saskatchewan, May 8th, 1827. He also speaks of another taken 
at York Factory, Hudson bay, August 14th, 1822. Apparently it 
has the same range yet. (Macoun.) This species is confidently 
believed to breed, in small numbers, however, between Fort Good 
Hope and the Anderson, Mackenzie district. (Macjarlane.) Toler- 
ably common in autumn and winter at Aweme, Man. A few remain 
to breed. A nest was found high up in a tree containing four fresh 
eggs on April 29th. (Criddle.) 
I have eggs from Oak lake and Crescent lake, Sask., and also 
sets from Alberta. I have a set of two eggs that was taken by 
Mr. Wenman at Stedman river, Alberta; the female was shot and 
is now in my collection. I have another set of three eggs collected 
by Dr. George in northern Alberta, May toth, 1894. The female 
of this nest was also shot by Mr. Wenman. Dr. George also took 
a clutch of four eggs out of this same wood in May, 1893. It makes 
a large nest of sticks, weeds and roots, and builds in the highest 
tree tops. The American goshawk is a rare summer resident in 
northern Manitoba, but is more plentiful in northern Saskatchewan 
and Alberta. The eggs are bluish white, unmarked, although they 
are sometimes nest-stained. (W. Ravine.) 
334a. Western Goshawk. 
Acctprter artricapillus striatulus RipGw. 1885. 
Tolerably common throughout British Columbia. More abun- 
dant west of the Coast range. (Fannin.) One seen at Sooke, Van- 
couver island, August 2nd, 1893. On April roth, 1903, found a 
pair in a cotton-wood tree at Penticton, B.C. Nest was a bundle of 
sticks without lining. Shot both birds. Found an egg in the 
oviduct of the female, fully formed and shell pale blue. (Spread- 
