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bottoms of the state. Hillsides near water-courses, along which 

 are hay meadows and grainfields. are the summer resorts of this 

 fine gamebird of the Northwest. 



Abundant on the prairie between Flathead Lake and Kal- 

 i-pell. On Aug. 30, a large flock was seen beside the road 

 a short distance beyond Holt. The open districts north of the 

 lake form the regular resorts of this common gamebird, and 

 every ranch doubtless has its flock of "chickens". 



316. MOURNING DOVE, Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) 



The mourning dove is not uncommonly noted in the Reserva- 

 tion, being observed most generally near the water-cour- - 

 We listed several specimens at Crow Creek, though no others 

 were seen until we reached the head of the lake, and there onlv 

 sparingly. It is evidently nowhere abundant in this portion of its 

 range. Specimens were regularly noted along the road from 

 the Station to Holt, near the margin of the swampy region 

 between Swan Eiver and Flathead River. 



331. MARSH HAWK, Circus hudsonius (Linn.) 



The marsh hawk is common along the foot of Flathead Lake. 

 We did not note it elsewhere in the Reservation, though it is 

 undoubtedly found at suitable localities along the water- 

 courses. 



332. SHARP-SHIXXEB HAWK. Accipiter velox (Wils.) 



This spirited little accipiter was found regularly near Mc- 

 Donald Lake. On one occasion a specimen darting around a 

 clump of dwarf trees nearly flew into my arms; seeing me, 

 he quickly darted upward and tried to escape, but a fortunate 

 shot brought him to earth. 



This hawk was found nesting in the swamp woods between 

 Swan River and Flathead River, where a female was taken 

 when flushed from her nest, in which were four eggs, July 3. 

 On August 16, a male sharp-shinned hawk was taken on the 

 bushy ridge east of the road leading to Daphnia Pond. 



333. COOPER'S HAWK. Accipiter cooperii (Bonap.) 



Cooper's hawk was common along the cliff east of McDonald 

 Lake. We frequently observed them feeding young, or heard 



