Burns—On BrRoAD-wINGep Hawk. my 
timid and spiritless, yet it selects a nesting site in the close 
vicinity of man.—R. W. Williams, Jr., ms. 
At Gualaquiza, Ecuador, Sclater registers it as exceedingly 
shy ; while Lister found the form now known as B. p. antillar- 
wm, at St. Vincent, West Indies, very bold in defense of its 
young and unlike the Black Hawk, very tame and permits a 
near approach. 
We may call the species tame, stupid, cowardly, spiritless, 
anything that may seer to imply lack of energy, courage or 
‘enterprise; but nevertheless it has retained its independence 
of man, and as man’s hand has cut off its more enterprising 
competitors, it has quietly filled their places without attracting 
attention by dashing boldness nor injurious habits. 
Disposition in Captivity. 
“In the spring of 1871, a nest was built in the woods adjoin- 
ing my house, from which I took one of the young birds. It 
became a very interesting pet, quite gentle, and fond of me, 
but refused to submit to being handled by anyone else; but it 
was prone to wander abroad, and so was lost.”—Mearns. 
“Unlike liveatius, it is a very disagreeable and surly pet, in- 
dignantly refusing proffered food. It maintains the unen— 
viable disposition for nearly a week, when being sorely pressed 
by hunger, and seemingly convinced that escape is hopeless, 
it ultimately hecomes reconciled to its condition, and learns 
to come at the call of its master, and even to accept food from 
his hands. In the presence of strangers, it manifests marked 
reticence, and instantly repels any attempted familiarity.’— 
Gentry. 3 
“Side by side with dccipiter cooperi | reared a Buteo penn- 
sylvanicus of about the same age (probably two weeks). The 
erce aspect of the Accipiter showed itself quite early, and in- 
dicated by its every action, its rapacity and daring. The 
Buteo, on the:other hand, was mild in appearance and never 
exhibited the fierceness nor voracity of the Accipiter. But I 
succeeded hetter in petting the latter. It seemed to grow rap- 
idly fond of my company. The Buteo, however, neither ex- 
