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spring transient and also a winter resident. I have found it in 

 the bottoms only, and never seen it in summer. 



59. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — A not common res- 

 ident; mostly seen in the hills. A bold thief of young chickens. 



60. Accipiter cooperii. Cooper's Hawk. — A common resident. 

 The worst robber of the barnyard. 



61. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk.— Very numerous in win- 

 ter ; not quite so common in summer. Breeds in the deep woods. 



62. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk.— Only seen in win- 

 ter, fall and spring, never in summer ; and much less common 

 than the preceding species. 



63. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. American Rough-legged 

 Hawk. — A fairly rare winter visitor. In the spring of 1899 five 

 were taken on Feb. 5, 17, March 13 (two), 31. The last two are in 

 the writer's collection. On Dec. 13, 1900, one in the black phase 

 was shot, and in the same winter several more were killed ; all 

 by local hunters. (Cf. Auk, Vol. XVI., July, 1899, page 184.) 



64. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. A very rare winter visitor. 

 Prof. W. M. Clayton, of the Waverly Public School (at present 

 President of the Southern Oregon State Normal School), brought 

 me a claw of this eagle, which had been shot about Thanksgiv- 

 ing, 1896, in Ross county, just across the Pike county line. (Cf. 

 Bull. Mich. Onithol. Club, Vol. II., No. 3-4, page 39.) 



65. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. Not uncommon in 

 winter. It is said to breed in the bottom lands, but I was unable 

 to confirm this report. 



66. Fako sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. A very com- 

 mon and useful resident. Seldom molested by anybody. Fre- 

 qently seen in towns. 



67. Pandion haliaeetus carolinensis. American Osprey.— Not un- 

 common in spring, fall and winter, especially during high waters. 



68. Strix pratincola. A fairly common resident in both counties 

 especially in the bottom lands. I am inclined to believe that 

 this species never was rare in Southern Ohio. Several specimens 

 in the writer's collection in all ages and plumages. 



69. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl.— A rare winter 

 visitor ; not known in summer. 



70. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. — A very common winter 

 resident ; not observed in summer. 



71. Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl. — A common resident; 

 breeds in summer. 



72. Nyctala acadica. Saw-whet Owl. A rare winter visitor. 

 Two records only — a $ taken Nov. 26, 1898, and another Nov. 8, 

 1899, in the writer's collection. (Cf. Bull., Mich. Ornith. Club, 

 Vol. II., No. 3-4, p. 39.) 



73. Megascops asio. — Screech Owl. — Resident; the most common 

 owl. Only one specimen in the rare intermediate plumage, Jan. 



