2A4 Scott oz Buteo brachyurus. [July 
lieves it to be a young female of that species.” This was written 
to me defore I secured the -pair mated and building, and neither 
Mr. Atkins nor Lechevallier know up to this time, April 22, of 
my observations of March 16. 
The bird alluded to by Mr. Atkins is before me. It is 3216 
of my collection, and has been examined by Mr. J. A. Allen, 
who pronounces it Buteo brachyurus. It was taken, as before 
stated, by A. Lechevallier at Chatham Bay, Florida, November 12, 
1888, in company with a dlack hawk, presumably what has been 
called Buteo fuliginosus, though I have not seen the bird. I 
have also before me three examples from Florida, that have not. 
yet been recorded, of the so-called Buteo fuliginosus. No. 
3215 is a male, young of the year, and was taken at Miami, 
Florida, on October 11, 1883, by A. Lechevallier. No. 3225 is 
an adult male taken on February 2, 1889, at Chatham Bay, 
Florida, by the same collector. No. 3228 is without a sex mark, 
but is evidently a young bird of the year, and was taken near the 
source of the Caloosahatchie River by Mr. J. F. Menge, of Fort 
Myers, Florida. In szze and color No. 3228 exactly corresponds 
with No. 3215, a male, young of the year. Therefore I am in- 
clined to believe that the color of the adult birds will be found 
to be correllated with the sex. I wish to express to Mr. J. W. 
Atkins, of Key West, my thanks for his kindness in procuring 
me five of the seven Luteo brachyurus that have come into my 
possession. 
The observation already recorded in ‘The Auk,’ Vol. V, p. 
185, and other records here given, lead to the conclusion that 
this species is of regular occurrence on the Gulf coast of Florida 
at least as far north as the vicinity of Tarpon Springs, and that it 
breeds regularly though rarely in this region, there can be no doubt. 
The birds that have been met with in the immediate vicinity of 
Tarpon Springs have usually been seen in pairs, and once three 
were observed together. During March and April, 1888, within 
a radius of ten miles of the town in question, there were observed 
by me, on March 17 a single bird, on April 6 a pair, on April 
10 a pair, these last two pairs probably the same individuals. 
On two other days in late March and April, and several times 
in May, 1888, I saw pairs of Hawks that were certainly the birds 
in question. They were always very shy and wary, and difficult 
to approach in any way. About two hundred yards in the open 
