58 THE BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND. 
(127) 343. Buteo latissimus (Wils.). BROAD-wINGED 
Hawk.— An uncommon migrant, and rare summer resident. 
Nests have been taken at Gloucester, Johnston, Smithfield, and 
Kingston. 
(April) to (October). 
(128) 347a. Archibuteo lagopus’ sancti johannis 
(Gmel.). AMERICAN ROUGH-LEGGED Hawk.—A not uncom- 
mon migrant and winter visitant. Lt. Wirt Robinson saw one 
catch a rat on the beach near Fort Adams at Newport about 
October, 1887, he found two on April 12, 1888, shot by a farmer 
(Peckham) some weeks before, he saw one on January 16, 1889, 
two on February 24 and 27, 1889, three on March 14, one on 
March 22 and 26, 1889, one on December 16, 17 and 23, 1890, 
and two on January 6, 1891, all of these latter, including the two 
found dead, he writes ‘were seen in the valley that is now a 
part of the Newport golf grounds, attracted there by swarms of 
meadow mice.” Mr. H.S. Hathaway writes that “a fine male 
was shot at Narragansett Pier, November 24, 1894, now in my 
collection, one in December, 1894, at Newport, and five were 
sent into Mr. J. M. Southwick’s to be mounted in the fall of 
E95." 
(129) 349. Aquila chrysaétos (Linn.). GoLpEN EAGLE. 
— Mr. J. M. Southwick recorded the capture of one “at West- 
erly, by Mr. J. B. Chapman,” on February 17, 1887.1. A young 
male was shot by Mr. Newton Dexter at Sakonnet in October, 
1893,” and Mr. J. Hague had one alive in captivity for two or 
three years which, he stated, was taken in the State.” An imma- 
ture female was shot at Little Compton on December 13-15, 
1898, by a Mr. Grinnell. Mr. F. T. Jencks writes that one was 
taken by Mr. Amasa Matheuson at Rockland (date unknown). 
(130) 352. Halizetus leucocephalus (Linn.). BaLp 
EacLe. — An irregular visitant. There was a pair reported to 
have remained the summer of 1882, near Pawtucket, and Mr. 
1 Southwick’s List, p. 6. 
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