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somewhat deeper inner cavity. According to the writer's observation, the nest of B. 

 borealis is, moreover, on the average much better, finished inside, very frequently being 

 lined with a quantity of grapevine bark closely matted together; while on the other 

 hand some nests of Buteo lineatus are merely loose collections of sticks and twigs, 

 with very little lining, and so nearly flat that the eggs seem in danger of being thrown 

 from the nest. 



The elm ( Ulmus Americana} seems to be most frequently chosen as a site for the 

 nest, but the following trees have been observed also thus utilized, viz. : maples 

 (Acer rubnim et Saccharum], beech (Fagus atropunicea), walnut (Juglans nigra)* 

 oak (^juercus alba} and ash (Fraxinus sp.?). 



In this locality the same nest appears to be seldom occupied two years in succes- 

 sion, even though the birds be not disturbed. Wherever the nest of a Red-shouldered 

 Hawk is found, a nest of the Crow is reasonably certain to be situated in the immediate 

 vicinity, a circumstance not observed in connection with any other species of Rap- 

 tores, and which, considering the apparent animosity existing between the two species 

 in question, is perhaps not easily explained. 



In a nest from which eggs were taken April 24, 1892, there was noticed a small 

 quantity of the claws and shells of crustaceans, probably the remains of a recent meal. 



Two young Red-shouldered Hawks taken from the nest when about four weeks 

 old, were, after a confinement of two months and a half, killed to serve as specimens. 

 The stomach of one of these birds was found to be distended to its utmost capacity by 

 a compact mass of excelsior packing, with which th.e floor of the cage had been 

 covered. This indigestible material had evidently been taken into the stomach by 

 having adhered to the food eaten, but how the bird would have disposed of the mass 

 might be interesting to have determined. 



57. Buteo latissimus (WILS.). 

 Broad-winged Hawk. 



Rare; probably a summer resident. Only two records are at present available: 

 that of an adult shot on the grounds of the State Agricultural Experiment Station at 

 Wooster, July 4, 1893 > and one seen about six miles north of this place on July 9 of 

 the same year. 



GENUS ARCHIBUTEO BREHM 



58. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis (GMEL.). 

 American Rough-legged Hawk. 



A rare winter visitor. It has been observed usually during the months of March 

 and April, and seldom anywhere excepting on the bottom-lands. It has not been 

 noted later than April. 



GENUS AQUILA BRISSON. 



59. Aquila chrysaetos (LINN.). 

 Golden Eagle. 



A rare and irregular winter visitor The most recent, and so far as the writer is 

 aware, the only authentic date of its capture with n the borders of the County, is 



