Merriam 07t Birds of the Adirondack Region. 233 



122. Tinnunculus sparverius (Linn.) Vieillot. Sparrow Hawk. — 

 Breeds. Not common. 



123. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmelin) Ridgway. Fish 



Hawk. — Tolerably common summer resident. 



124. Circus hudsonius {Linn.) Vieillot. Marsh Hawk. 



125. Accipiter cooperi, Bonaparte. Cooper's Hawk. — Breeds and 

 is not verv uncommon. 



126. Accipiter fuscus (Gmelin) Bonaparte. Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 — Common. Breeds at various places. 



127. Astur atricapillus ( Wilson) Bonaparte. Goshawk. — In the Adi- 

 rondack region the Goshawk is a resident species, but it must be ranked 

 among our rarer Hawks. 



12S. Buteo borealis ( Gmelin) Vieillot. Red-tailed Hawk. — Breeds. 

 Tolerably common. 



129. Buteo lineatus (Gmelin) Jardine. Red-shouldered Hawk. — - 

 Breeds, but not so common as the preceding. 



130. Buteo pennsylvanicus ( Wilson) Bonaparte. Broad-winged 

 Hawk. — A rather common summer resident, breeding about the different 

 lakes. 



131. .Archibuteolagopus sancti-johannis (Gmelin) Ridgway. 

 Rough-legged Hawk. — Occurs sparingly during the migrations. 



132. Aquila chrysaetus, canadensis (Linn.) Ridgway. Golden 

 Eagle. — Rare. 



133. Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linn.) Savigny. Bald Eagle. — 

 The White-headed Eagle has nested for many years at Lime Kiln Lake, 

 in Hamilton County, and it is by no means a rare bird in this wilderness. 



134. Ectopistes migratoria (Linn.) Sxvainson. Pigeon. — Breeds 

 plentifully some years and not found at all others. 



135. Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.) Bonaparte. Mourning Dove. 

 — Dr. Albert K. Fisher writes me that he has seen this species, and its 

 eggs, taken in Warren County near the south end of Lake George. 



136. Canace canadensis (Linn.) Bonaparte. Canada Grouse; 

 Spruce Partridge. — Resident, and tolerably common in certain locali- 

 ties. 



137. Bonasa umbellus (Linn.) Stephens. Ruffed Grouse. — A com- 

 mon resident. 



138. Lagopus albus (Gmelin) Audubon. Willow Ptarmigan. — 

 Mr. Romeyn B. Hough has a specimen of this species that was killed in 

 the town of Watson on the eastern border of Lewis County, May 22, 

 1876.* Mr. Hough writes me that he has been told by lumbermen from 

 this region that they had seen "White Partridges" there in winter, and 

 he presumes they were of this species. 



139. Ardea herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron. — A common 

 summer resident, breeding in small colonies. 



140. Butorides virescens {Linn.) Bonaparte. Green Heron. — 

 Breeds, but rare except about the borders of the woods. 



*Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. Ill, No. 1, p. 41, Jan., 1878. 



