102 VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



GENUS ACCIPITER. 



A. velox (Wils.). Sharpshinned Hawk. 

 Fairly common summer resident. Breeds. 



A. cooperi (Bon.). Coopers Hawk. 



Summer resident. Often called chicken hawk. More com- 

 mon than many of its allies. 



A. atricapillus (Wils.). American Goshawk. 



This large hawk is not at all common, but is occasionally seen 

 in winter. More rarely still it ma} 7 be found in summer and it 

 is reported in a very few instances to have nested. 



GENUS BUTEO. 



B. lorealis (GmeL). Redtailed Hawk. Hen Hawk. 



This hawk is a permanent resident and one of the more com- 

 mon species. 



B. lineatus (GmeL). Red shouldered Hawk. 

 This is also a common species. Resident. 



B. swainsonii (Bon.). Swaiuson's Hawk. 

 This is a very rare species in this State. Lunenburg, Balch. 



B. latissimus (Wils.). Broad winged Hawk. 

 Not common. Summer resident. 



GENUS ARCHIBUTEO. 



A. lagopus sancti-johannis (Gin el.). American Rough- 

 legged Hawt. 



Not common. St. Johnsbury, Balch. 



GENUS AQUILA. 



A. chrysaetos (Linn.). Golden Eagle. 



This species is never common and sometimes none are seen for 

 many years, then a few appear. The young of the next species 

 are often mistaken for the adult of this. 



GENUS HALIJETUS. 



H. leucocephalus (Linn.). Whiteheaded Eagle. Bald 

 Eagle. 



This is not uncommon, especially in the vicinity of Lake 

 Champlain. It is a permanent resident. 



