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rare in midwinter. March 17 (Montauk) to Dec. 29 (Flatlands). 

 Found nesting the third week in May. 



174. Accipiter cooperii. Cooper's Hawk. 



Rare summer resident, more common in migrations, occa- 

 sional in winter (Fisher, Hawks and Owls of U. S., 1893, p. 42). 

 Found nesting, May 16 (A. H. Helme, Ahstr. Proc. Linn. Soc, 

 N. Y., no. 11, 1898-9, p. 4); also by Mr. R. P. Brasher at 

 Hollis, May 13, 1906. 



175. Accipiter atricapillus. Goshawk. 



Rare winter visitant. There are numerous records. Two 

 specimens are contained in the Long Island Historical Society 

 collection (Dutcher, Auk, x, 1893, p. 274). Two recent records 

 are Rockaway Beach, Dec. 18, 1898, and Amagansett, jNIarch 

 21, 1899 (Braislin, Auk, xvii, 1900, p. 70, and xx, 1903, p. 53). 



176. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. 



Common permanent resident. Nests containing eggs may 

 be found in INIay. 



177. Buteo lineatus. RED-sHorLDERED Hat^^. 



Common permanent resident. Nests containing eggs may 

 be found in early April. 



178. Buteo platypterus. Broad-wixged Hawk. 



Rare permanent resident. A nest was discovered by ^Nlr. 

 A. H. Helme at Miller's Place. Records for winter specimens 

 from Long Island are contained in Fisher's " Hawks and Owls 

 of the U. S.," 1893, p. 82. 



179. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johamis. Rough-legged Hawk. 

 Common winter visitant. October 31 (]Montauk) to April 



8 (Montauk). 



ISO. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. 



Casual. One is in the Long Island Historical Society col- 

 lection from Canarsie (Dutcher, Auk, x, 1893, p. 274). Other 



