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species containing three eggs, about May 12, 1890, 

 was found in a tree, one of a clump, near the rail- 

 road track at Outremont, by Mr. G. A. Southey, 

 and was identified by Mr. W. "W. f)unlop. Thir- 

 teen eggs of this hawk were taken, May 2, 1891, 

 by Mr. Day in the Lachine woods. I shot two im- 

 mature hawks of this species September 2, 1891, 

 on Isle Jesus, male and female, and saw several 

 others flying around at the time. The red-shoul- 

 dered is our most common hawk. I shot an adult 

 male specimen October 22, 1892, at St. Martin's 

 Junction, on Isle Jesus. 



104. Swainson's Hawk. B. swainsoni. Bonap. 



" Accidental Visitant," rare. A few examples 

 of this large hawk have been shot here. I saw a 

 fine dark specimen which was shot early in the 

 spring of 1894 near Montreal, and was stuffed by 

 Mr. Bailly, taxidermist. The habitat of this species 

 is Western North America, and it is therefore only 

 a casual visitant here. 



105. Broad-winged Hawk. (Short- winged Buzzard.) 



B. latissimus. (Wils.) 



" Summer Resident," common. More plentiful 

 during the migratory period. I observed three of 

 these hawks, old and young, July 24, 1887, circling 

 around above Mount Royal Park and heard them 



