254 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
BREEDING NoTes.—Found a nest in a large bull pine near Fernie, 
B.C., about 70 feet from the ground, bird sitting, May r4th, 1904. 
At Sidley, B.C. saw a nest in a western larch about 100 feet from the 
ground. Nest a large bundle of sticks. (Spreadborough.) 
339, Red-shouldered Hawk. 
Buteo lineatus (GMEL.) VIEILL. 1816. 
This species may reach Newfoundland occasionally, as it has 
been taken in Nova Scotia and on Cape Breton island. It is rare in 
New Brunswick, though Chamberlain says it may breed near St. 
John. In Quebec it becomes more common, and in the St. Lawrence 
valley it is far from rare. Quite a common summer resident in 
Ontario, breeding freely, and extending westward to eastern Mani- 
toba. Our most northern reference is York Factory on Hudson bay, 
where it was collected by Dr. R. Bell. This seems to be an eastern 
species with its centre of distribution in Canada, north of Lake 
Ontario. It is much more restricted in its range than the red-tail. 
Have met with these birds occasionally in December and January, 
and know of at least one having been taken in the latter month. On 
the 8th January, 1900, I saw two. While wintering they seek the 
shelter of deep ravines. (J. Hughes-Samuel.) This bird is more 
abundant through western Ontario than the red-tail but they 
seem to be located in sections and after passing through a red- 
shouldered section one will come to a red-tailed section. In the 
immediate vicinity of London the red-shouldered is practically the 
only big hawk, but about five miles out one begins to meet the red- 
tailed. The former returns year after year to the same woods, even 
when the eggs are taken and is most loyal to the nest location. (W. 
Saunders.) Although previously recorded from Manitoba, I have 
seen but one specimen in the province in ten years, though I have 
searched constantly and carefully for it. This specimen was noted 
on the Assiniboine river between Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg in 
July, 1901. (Atkinson.) 
BREEDING NotTes.—This species builds about the middle of 
April. The nest closely resembles a crow’s, but is larger and very 
untidy. It is composed of coarse sticks loosely placed together 
with fine ones, and lined with bark of a vine (probably grape vine), 
