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ORNITHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS— LIST OF SPECIES. 



BY E. A. SAMUELS. 



[Note. The following Catalogue has been prepared in compliance with numerous and 

 repeated requests. It includes, so far as the observations of the author, and many other 

 students in this department have extended, a list of all the species that have been obtained 

 in the State, together with brief descriptive notes concerning their habits, &c. 



The classification and nomenclature are those adopted by the Smithsonian Institution. 

 It is, probably, the best existing arrangement, and is rapidly superseding all others with 

 American Ornithologists.] 



Turkey Buzzard, Cathartes aura. Illig. Rare. 2 specimens shot in 

 1863. 



Duck Hawk, Great-footed Hawk, Falco anatum. Bonap. Rare. Winter. 



Pigeon Hawk, Bullet Hawk, HypotriorcMs columharius. Gr. Common. 

 Resident. Breeds. Nests in trees ; eggs 4 or 5 ; laid in May. 



Jer Falcon, Falco islandicus. Sabine. Rare. Winter visitor. 



Sparrow Hawk, Tinnunculus sparverius. Vieillot. CoiTimon or not 

 rare. Resident. Breeds ; nests in trees ; eggs 3 or 4 ; laid in May. • 



Gos Hawk, Astur airicapillus. Bonap. Common. Resident. Probably 

 breeds, as specimens are often seen in summer. 



Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii. Bonap. Common. Resident. 

 Breeds ; nests in high forks of trees ; eggs 3 or 4 ; laid in May. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter fuscus. Bonap. Common. Resident. 

 Breeds ; nests in trees, usually ; eggs 4 or 5 ; laid in May. 



Red-tailed Hawk, Buleo horealis. Vieill. Common. Resident. Breeds ; 

 nests in deep woods, in high forks of trees ; eggs 3 or 4 ; laid in May. 



Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus. Jardine. Common. Resident. 

 Breeds ; nest in trees ; eggs 3 or 4 ; laid in May. 



Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo pennsylvanicus. Bonap. Rare. Resident. 

 A pair bred in Newton in 1863 ; nest in high fork ; eggs 2. 



Rough-legged Hawk, Archibuteo lagopus. Gray. Rare. No instance 

 on record of breeding here. 



Black Hawk, Archibuteo sancti-joJiannis. Gray. Rare visitor in winter. 



MarsHi Hawk, Circus hudsonius. Vieillot. Xomnion. Sumnier visitor. 

 Breeds ; nests in marshes, on the ground ; eggs 4 to 6 ; laid early in Llay. 



Golden Eagle, Aquila canadensis. Cassin. Rare. Not known to breed. 



Bald Eagle, Haliaelus leucocephalus. Savigny. Rare. Does not breed 

 in the State. 



Fish Hawk, Osprey, Pandion carolinensis. Bon. Not rare. Summer 

 visitor. Occasionally breeds ; nests in forks of trees ; eggs laid in April or 

 May. 



Great Horned Owl, Buho virginianus. Bon. Common. Resident. 

 Breeds ; nests in hollows of trees, and in high forks of pines ; eggs 2 to 4, laid 

 in March. 



