174 Tue Witson BULLETIN—NOs. 76-77. 
ter ms.). Hancock Co., quite generally found as a 8. R. (Knight). 
Penobscot Co., breeds quite generally, not quite so commonly of 
late years as formally (Knight); Holden, May 21, ’88, set of eggs 
taken by Manly Hardy (Bendire). Orono, Apr. 11, ’96 (Sweet). 
Piscataquis Co., Moosehead Lake, one shot in July (Storer) ; 
com., breeds, according to Homer (Knight). Somerset Co., Dead river 
region, several individuals were seen in the vicinity of Flagstaff, 
and a specimen secured. I have seen the species on every visit ex- 
cepting winter (Carpenter); Orland, Alamoosoak lake, present 
(Merrell) ; Skowhegan, spring date (Swain) ; Pittsfield, two sets of 
eggs collected by Clarence H. Merrell (Crandall coll.). Franklin 
Co., Rangeley Lakes, June dates (Childs) ; Avon, spring and fall 
dates (Sweet); Kingsfield, Jerusalem Plantation and base of Mt. 
Abraham, sets of eggs, 189495 (Carpenter ms.) ; New Vineyard, set 
of eggs by J. L. Colcord, ’05 (Carpenter ms.) ; Farmington, spring 
dates (Sweet). Oxford Co., com. S. R. (Maynard); Umbagog 
Lakes, abund., apparently the most com. hawk (Verrill) ; Norway, 
S. V., breeds (Verrill); breeds commonly according to Nash 
(Knight) ; fall date (Johnson) ; Hebron, May 20, 06 and May 21, 
708, and Buckfield, May 5, ‘96 (Sweet). Waldo Co., not rare §. R. 
(Knight) ; Lincoln, 3 sets of eggs, 1899 and 1900 by W. J. Clayton 
(Crandall, and Dille coll.). Knox Co., migrant ace. to Rockliff 
(Knight). WKennebee Co., Waterville, found previous to 1865 (Ham- 
lin) and at present time by Royal (Knight) ; spring date *02, Swain 
(Sweet). Sagadohoe Co., com., spring and fall, ace. Spinney 
(Knight). Androscoggin Co., fairly com. S. R., acc. to Johnson 
(Knight) ; Livermore, June 9, 97 (Briggs) ; Lewiston, Sept. 8, “02 
(Sweet). Cumberland Co., com. S. R. ace. to Mead (Knight) ; 
Portland, uncom. S. R. (Brown); Freeport and Portland, spring 
and fall dates (Brownson) ; Brunswick, Apr. 8, 709 (Sweet). York 
Co., Adams (Knight). 
New HaAmpPsnire.—Breeds (Samuels); uncom, migrant and 'S. R. 
(Allen) ; com., breeds (Childs); fairly com. S. R. of the densely 
mixed woods of the sub-Canadian area. In the White mts. region 
and northward, it is the commonest breeding hawk, but with cen- 
tral and southern N. Tl. it is less com., except along the ridge of 
the western part (G. M. Allen). Coos Co., com. S. V. (Maynard, 
Clark); Mt. Washington, 8 sets of eggs, ’90 (Clark); Laneaster 
and Jefferson, by far the most com. hawk, probably outnumbering 
all other species put together, though the cutting off of the old 
growth trees is forcing it further back, as I have never found it 
nesting in second growth timber (Spaulding ms.) ; Chickora, White 
mts., breeding (Bowles); Monadnock, not uncom. ace. to Gerald 
Thayer (G. M. Allen). Carroll Co., North Conway, breeding, ’89 
