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was met with nearly everywhere, but was common nowhere. 
One was seen at Windfall Harbor, Admiralty Island, May 4. 
At Rodman Bay, Baranof Island, Stephens saw several, August 
12 to 20. One pair kept after a band of jays, but did not catch 
any so far as could be seen, and the jays did not appear to fear 
them. A sharp-shinned hawk was seen at Hooniah, Chichagof 
Island, the last week of June; and at Glacier Bay in July and 
at Helm Bay in September individuals were noted. 
I quote the followmg from Dixon’s notebook: ‘‘A pair of 
sharp-shinned hawks stayed around our camp at Hasselborg Lake 
and we often heard their plaintive ealls. The female was shot 
May 24, but although she was badly wounded she succeeded in 
flopping off into the brush. We heard her fluttering around in 
the dense tangle but failed to find her, although we searched 
hard and long. Two days later we again heard the low, plain- 
tive whistle, and started out to locate it. Three of us searched 
for half an hour but the note was very elusive and about the 
time we thought we had cornered it we would hear it away off 
in another direction. 
““Hasselborg was searching in a clump of small spruce trees, 
when out darted a small hawk, swooping down at him and en- 
deavoring valiantly to drive him away. The nest was located 
twelve feet above the ground, and examination showed the fe- 
male bird on; but her wings were outstretched and she was cold 
and dead. On the edge of the nest beside her bill there had 
been carefully laid a small bird, a pine siskin. This was plucked 
almost free of feathers, and had evidently been placed there by 
the faithful male.’’ The nest held two fresh eggs, and the ovyi- 
duct of the female contained another fully formed egg. The 
nest was built against the main trunk of the tree, and was sup- 
ported by a small branch. It was composed of small twigs, from 
a few inches to a foot long, loosely woven into a flattish plat- 
form. The eggs are white with a faint tinge of pale blue, and 
are blotched chiefly about the large ends with burnt umber, with 
shell markings of fawn color and vinaceous. They are oval and 
measure 37.6 X 29, 39 29.5, thus being very near the average 
given by Bendire (Life Histories I, 1892, p. 191). In color they 
are nearest lke fig. 13, pl. V, of that work. 
