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92. Tinn,unculus sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. Observed ou Nan- 

 tucket Island, near Menan. 



93. Astur atricapillus. Goshawk. Not rare ; probably breeds. 



94. Accipiter fuscus. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common ; breeds. I 

 secured a nest of four eggs from Whitehead Island. 



95. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. Not rare. 



96. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. Not rare. 



97. Archibuteo lagopus. Rough-legged Hawk. Common; may breed. 



98. Circus Hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. Very common ; breeds abun- 

 dantly in the heath, and subsists largely upon the young of Lepus 

 Americanus. I took several nests. 



99. Pandion Carolinensis. Eish Hawk. Not very common ; per- 

 haps breeds. 



100. Aquila Canadensis. Golden Eagle. Given as rare (Boardman). 



101. Halicetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. Very common resident. 

 On Feb. 20 Mr. Cheney found a nest in a tall pine, upon the main 

 island ; he ascended with some difficulty, and after digging a hole 

 through the nest, secured the only egg it contained. The embryo was 

 well advanced, but frozen. The parents did not attempt to molest 

 him, but confined their demonstrations to sailing overhead at a 

 respectful distance. The egg, now in my cabinet, is of a dirty white 

 color, and measures three inches by two and thirty hundredths. 



COLUMBID^I. 



102. Ectopistes migratorius. Wild Pigeon. Not rare ; said to breed 

 in the interior of the island. 



TETRAOWTDJE. 



103. Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. Rare. At North Head, June 

 29, I flushed a fine $ , but was unable to shoot him; I was sorry for 

 this, as the inhabitants insist that the grouse is never found on Meuan. 



CHARADKLID^. 



104. Charadrius Virginicus. Golden Plover. Rare. 



105. ^Egialitis melodus. Piping Plover. Given by Boardman as 

 breeding on the islands in June. I did not meet with it, although I 

 searched carefully. 



106. JE. semipalmatus. Ringneck Plover. Common ; some breed. 



SCOLOFACIDJE. 



107. Philohela minor. Woodcock. Rather rare; breeds in the 

 thick alder swamps. 



108. Gallinago Wilsonii. Wilson's snipe. Rare. 



109. Macrorhamphus griseus. Red-breasted Snipe. Common in 

 July. 



