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 within the limits of our state, this is undoubtedly the 

 most common breeder, with the exception of the little 

 Sparrow Hawk. It probably breeds in every county of the 

 state, tho rather rarely in the Canadian life zone. This 

 is by far the most destructive and the most common breeder 

 of the larger hawks in southeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. S. S, 

 Dickey reports it as a regular, tho not very common breeder 

 in Green county; Mr. L. P. Engle says it is common in 

 Somerset County; Mr. R. B. Simpson finds it regular but 

 rare at Warren, while the author has either taken sets or 

 seen breeding birds in Philadelphia, Center, Delaware, 

 Montgomery, Bucks, Franklin, Adams, Pike, Wayne, Monroe, 

 Luzerne, Chester, and Huntingdon Counties. 



334. Astur atricapillus atricapillus ( Wils . ) . Goshawk. 



The Goshawk was formerly a regular breeder in the 

 dense primeval Hemlock and Beech of the northern Pennsyl- 

 vania mountains. Dr. Warren, in his "Birds of Pennsylva- 

 nia", states that"years ago these hawks, it is said, were 

 very frequently seen during all seasons in the counties of 

 Cameron, Elk, Warren, Potter, Wyoming, Forest, and McKean." 

 They were also reported to breed in Center County, but I 

 have never been able to get a definite record in five years 

 search. Probably the only places where these hawks now 

 nest are in heavily timbered sections of Warren, Forest, 



