Batchelder on Birds of the Upper St. yohn. I51 



84. Accipiter fuscus (Gm.) Bp. Sharp-shixned Hawk. — "Not 

 common"' at Houlton. 



85. Falco sparverius Li7in. Sparrow Hawk. — Commonest Hawk 

 at Grand Falls. Not met with at Houlton or Fort Fairfield, though Mr. 

 Orcutt considers it common at the latter place. 



86. Buteo borealis {Gm.) Vieill. Red-tailed Hawk. — Not com- 

 mon at Grand Falls. Not observed at Fort Fairfield. "Common" at 

 Houlton. 



87. Buteo pennsylvanicus ( H^i/jv.) Bf. Broad-winged Hawk. — 

 Not common at Grand Falls. It was found breeding at Houlton, but not 

 met with at Fort Fairfield. 



88. Haliasetus leucocephalus {Linn.) Savig. Bald Eagle. — "Not 

 common" at Houlton. 



89. Bctopist8,3 migratorius {Linn.) Sxv. Wild Pigeon. — Breeding 

 at Grand Falls, but not common. 



90. Canace canadensis {Linn.) Bp. Spruce Partridge. — At Houl- 

 ton "mostly found in the deep fir thickets, or in the swamps of firs and 

 cedars." Not met with at Fort Fairfield and Grand Falls, though of course 

 it occurs there. 



91. Boiiasa umbellus (Linn.) Stepk. Ruffed Grouse. — Rather 

 common at P^ort Fairfield. At Grand Falls only a few were seen — in the 

 hard woods. 



92. Ardea heroclias Linn. Great Blue Heron. — "Common" at 

 Houlton. 



93. Nyctiardea grisea neevia ( Z?(^rA/. ) ^4//('//. Night HERon. — "Not 

 common" at Houlton. 



94. Botaurus lentiginosus {Montag.) Steph. — Bittern. — "Com- 

 mon" at Houlton. One seen at Grand Flails. 



95. Philohela minor (Gm.) Gray. Woodcock. — One seen on Little 

 River Flats near Grand Falls. At Fort Fairfield we saw. a specimen in 

 the collection of Mr. Frank P. Orcutt, who considered it rare in that 

 neighborhood. "A few breed in the vicinit_v" of Houlton. 



96. Rhyacophilus solitarius {Wih.) Ca^s. Solitary Sandpiper. 

 — At Grand Falls some were seen along the river June 9 (J. A.J.J. 



97. Tringoides macularius {Linn.) Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. — 

 At Fort Fairfield it was very numerous along the Aroostook River, and 

 was also noticed in one or two other places. It was abundant along the 

 rivers at Grand Falls. At Houlton too it was very coTiimon. 



98. Porzana Carolina (Z/w«.) Bd. Carolina Rail. — One seen at 

 Fort Fairfield, June 20, in a wet meadow partlv grown up with alder 

 bushes (J. D. ). 



99. Anas obscura Gm. Black Duck. — "Very common, breeding" 

 at Houlton. 



100. Aix sponsa [Linn.) Boie. Wood Duck. — "Qiiite common" at 

 Houlton. 



101. Clangula glaucium amsricana (^/i.) Ridgiv. Golden-eye.— 

 A few seen at Grand Falls. 



