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PEREGRINE FALCON ATTACKING A BOY. 



On April 5th, 1919, a Peregrine Falcon {Falco peregrinus) 

 (apparently an immature bird) appeared at Barnet and stooped 

 at a Sparrow in a field close to the houses. It was mobbed by 

 some Rooks, one of which it struck into some water, but still 

 stuck to its prey. A boy coming up to see the cause of the 

 disturbance hit at the bird on the ground with his fist and was 

 attacked by the Falcon, which tore his face and hands. The 

 bird then made off with its prey, still mobbed by the Rooks, 

 which prevented it rising until clear of the field. 



H. KiRKE SWANN. 



ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS IN NORFOLK. 



At Rockland Broad, Norfolk, on April 19th, 1919, I saw a 

 pair of Rough-legged Buzzards {Buteo I. lagopus) circling 

 round. One was persistently mobbed by a single Crow. 

 After the Crow left they rose to a great height. I was just 

 able to distinguish the white at the base of the tail. 



W. H. M. Andrews. 



AMERICAN GOSHAWK IN IRELAND. 



An adult male of the American Goshawk {Accipiter gentilis 

 atncapillus) was shot near Strabane, co. Tyrone, on February 

 24th, 1919, and was sent to me for preservation. The bird 

 was perfectly fresh on arrival, and the stomach was empty. 

 The bird was in fine plumage and showed no trace of having 

 been in captivity. The owner of the bird called it " an eagle," 

 and had no idea what the bird was ; nor would he part with 

 it, as he got it as a present from the man who shot it. I 

 have no doubt that the bird was a genuine migrant. I 

 forwarded it when freshly skinned to Mr. Witherby for 

 examination, and he sent it on to Dr. Hartert. 



W. J. Williams. 

 [We can confirm Mr. WilUams's statement that the bird 

 showed no signs whatever of having been in captivity : it was 

 indeed in very perfect plumage. The bird was a typical 

 adult male of the American form Accipiter gentilis atricapillus, 

 whose range is, according to the Check-list of North American 

 Birds, the boreal zones of North America from north-western 

 Alaska, north-western Mackenzie, central Keewatin and 

 northern Ungava south to Michigan and New Hampshire, 

 in the mountains even to Pennsylvania and New Mexico ; 

 while it occurs in winter south to Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, 

 Missouri, Indiana and Virginia. The Check-list also separates 



