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beech or maple, 15 to 30 feet frcjiii tlie ground. 

 Some fifteen nests of this species have been observed. 

 Eggs 2 to 4 (usually 3). 



337. Biiteo borealis borcalis (Gmel.). Red-tailed Hawk. — '■■ 

 Summer resident, not uncommon. Occurs from 

 March 20th to last of October. More common 

 inland — a bird of the liills and big woods. Nests 

 the last week of April in the Black River regions. 



347a. Archibiiteo lagopiis sandi-joJiannis (Gmcl.). American 

 Rough-legged Hawk. — Rare winter visitant of 

 irregular occurrence Common on the Grand Pre 

 during the winter of 1899-1900, when it was not 

 unusual to observe twenty-five or more in a single 

 afternoon. None have been seen since. 



352. Haliosetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Linn.). Bai^d 



Eagle. — Exceedingly rare. About 1895 a pair of 

 eagles nested at Long Island, but this nest with 

 the young was destroyed bj- farmers of that locality. 

 A specimen in immature plumage was taken at 

 Greenwich in 1912. Another, an adult, was trapped 

 at Kingston in the winter of 1912, and kept in 

 captivity for some months. 



353. Falco islandus Briinn. White Gyrfalcox. — On the 



morning of Jan. 21, 1902, I saw a large bird flying 

 at a height of about 150 yards overhead. The 

 sky was heavily overcast with dark storm clouds,' 

 and against this sombre background the bird's 

 white plumage stood out in bold relief. When 

 first observed, it was sailing on steady wing; but 

 as I watched it, greatly puzzled, the manner of 

 flight changed suddenly, and I noted the quick 

 wing-beats characteristic of the Duck Hawk. 

 This bird I have always believed to be a White 



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