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XXIX. An Account of the Birds sent from 

 Hudson's Bay; with Observations relative 

 to their Natural History ; and Latin De- 

 scriptions of some of the most u7tcommon. 

 By ]. R. Forstcr, F. R. S. 



Read June i8 — 25, 1772. 



I. Land-Birds. 



j Accipitres 



I Rapacious. Faun. Am. Sept. 



I. Falco,) I. Columbarius. 128. 21. Pigeon Hawk. 

 Falcon.) Faun. Am. Sept. p. 9. Catesby L t. 3. 

 Epervier de la Caroline. Brisson L p. 378. 



Severn river, N° 19. 



This species is called 2l small-bir'd hawk 2X Hud- 

 son's Bay. It is migratory, arriving near Se- 

 vern River in May, breeding on the coast, 

 and then retiring to a warmer climate in 

 autumn. It feeds on small birds; and, on 

 the approach of any person, will fly in circles, 

 making a hideous shrieking noise. The breast 



and 



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