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uttering a note very much like that of the cowbird. 

 I also saw a pair in the trees near the same place on 

 the 4th of June of the same year, and probably they 

 had bred there. I have observed this species here 

 from March 30 to October 19. 



Genus Archibuteo. Brehm. 



106. American Hough-legged Hawk. (Booted Hawk; 



Blaqk Hawk.) A. lagopus sancti-johannis. 

 (Gmel.) 



" Transient Visitant," common. More plentiful 

 during the month of November. I have not seen 

 any in the spring of the year here. The specimens 

 which I have seen in the fall of the year were mostly 

 in the brown plumage, the black variety being 

 scarce here. 



Genus Aqirila. Brisson. 



107. Golden Eagle. A. chrysaetos. (Linn.) 



" Transient Visitant," rare. Mr. Alfred Griffin, 

 superintendent of the museum of the Natural His- 

 tory Society of Montreal, saw a fine specimen of 

 this eagle in the Bonsecours market in the month 

 of May, 1891, which was sold for one dollar, and 

 evidently was shot near Montreal. 



Genus Halcectus. Savigny. 



108. Bald Eagle. H. leucocephalus. (Linn.) 

 "Transient Visitant," scarce. This eagle is occa- 



