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Falcons alluded to in the notes on that species. About the same time 
a nest of this buzzard containing young is said to have been found in the 
cliffs of Harrington Sound, but what became of this nest and its occu- 
pants history saith not. I see no reason to doubt the story, especially 
as itis corroborated by an authentic specimen of the bird; but I unfor- 
tunately did not see the man Hollis, as I meant to have done. Large 
hawks are mentioned as common in Bermuda by the old historians, 
and this species may have once been resident and numerous. The high 
cliffs on the north side of Harrington Sound offer great attractions to 
raptorial birds, in default of large timber, for nesting, and this species is 
known to breed in Jamaica (Gosse, B. of Jamaica, p. 14). 
Genus ARCHIBUTEO, Brehm. 
84. Archibuteo lagopus, var. sancti-johannis, (Gm.) Ridg. American 
Rough-legged Buzzard. 
Falco Sancti-Johannis, Penn., Gm., Lath., Daud., Shaw, Bp., Aud., Gir. 
Butes Sancti-Johannis, Jard., Nutt., De Kay. 
Butaétes Sancti-Johannis, Cuv., Bp. 
Archibuteo Sancti-Johannis, Gray, Bp., Cass., Kaup., Strickl., Brewer. 
Falco spadiceus, Gimw., Latti, Daud. 
Butes spadiceus, Vieil. 
Falco lagopus, Wils., Brewer, Bp., Aud. 
Buteo lagopus, Rich., Aud., Jard., Nutt. 
Archibuteo lagopus, Cass., Brewer, Coop. & Luck., Coues. 
Falco niger, Wils., Lath. 
Buteo niger, Steph., Vig., Cuv. 
Buteo ater, Vieil. 
Female: Length, 22 to 24; wing, 17 to 174; tail, 9. 
Male: Length, 20 to 22; wing, 16 to 164; tail, 8 to 84. 
Hab.—Typical lagopus, European. Var. Sancti-Johannis, in North 
America at large, rather northerly; the melanoticcondition chiefly ob- 
served in the Middle Atlantic States, New England, and northward 
(Coues). 
A dingy old specimen in Mr. Bartram’s possession, covered with dust 
and cobwebs, and with all the quills and tail-feathers nibbled off short 
by rats, appears to belong here. Its measurements and fully-feathered 
tarsi are, I think, unmistakable. The bird was originally dubbed an 
“ Kagle.” It was shot near Prospect Camp by a medical gentleman, 
who gave it to Mr. Bartram. 
