SECTION OF TIMBER, SHOWING AN OLD NEST OF RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 



Birds Breeding Within the Limits of the City ot New York 



By Jo] in Lewis Chi Ids 



is interesting to know how many birds and what species breed 

 within the limits of the metropolis of the United States. To 

 satisfy a desire in this respect I have for several years made ob- 

 servations and diligent inquiry with a view to acquiring all the 

 reliable data possible on this subject. Having for thirty years resided close 

 to the line which now divides the Citv of New York from the County of 

 Nassau, on Long Island, my facilities for observing birds within the city 

 limits have been most excellent. Many species which bred here ten or fif- 

 teen years ago are no longer to be found, and I shall record only such as I 



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