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Subfamily Accipitrince. Kites, Buzzards, Hawks, 

 Goshawks, Eagles, etc. 



Genus Circus. Lacepede. 



98. Marsh Hawk. (Hen Harrier.) C. hudsonius. 



(Linn.) 



" Summer Resident," common. More plentiful 

 in the autumn until October 15. I saw one October 

 31, 1889, at Laprairie, and in the spring of the 

 year I came across an adult male bird, April 17, 

 1887, on the ground in Mount Royal Park, near 

 the park ranger's house, and observed another one 

 on the 20th of April of the same year flying over 

 the city towards the same place. Mr. Kuetzing 

 observed a pair of these hawks breeding for a num- 

 ber of years in a swamp below Longueuil. Mr. 

 Denne shot a fine specimen in the rich rusty ochra- 

 ceous plumage September 17, 1892, along the creek 

 at Laprairie, and it is now in my collection of bird 

 skins. 



Genus Accipiter. Brisson. 

 Subgenus " Accipiter." 



99. Sharp-shinned Hawk. A. velox. (Wils.) 



" Transient Visitant," common. Scarce in the 



spring of the year, but a few probably breed in the 



district. I shot two specimens August 28, 1886, 



on the mountain at Cote St. Antoine, and at the 



