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29. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



30. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — These Hawks are 



never common with us during the winter, their 

 presence depending not so much upon the weather 

 as the food supply. A few individuals of both 

 species were noted in the outlying districts of our 

 territory. 



31. Buteo borealis borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — In 



larger numbers than usual. 



32. Buteo lineatus lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — 



Hawks were commoner than usual last winter. 

 Englewood, N. J., was a particularly good place for 

 them, and rivaled Gardiner's Island, On February 

 12, 1913, the writer observed seven species of Hawks 

 in the course of a day's walk, a record it would be 

 difficult to excell. 



33. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough-legged 



Hawk. — A rare winter resident. Last winter occurred 

 in unusual numbers at Long Beach, and was also 

 recorded from the marshes near Englewood (Hix) 

 and the river at Rahway, N. J. (Rogers). 



34. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. 



— Owing to the mildness of the winter, the Bald 

 Eagle was decidedly uncommon on the Hudson. 

 Elsewhere, of course, it is at all times a very rare bird. 



35. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk. — A regular 



summer resident on the Palisades, but rare in winter. 

 A pair was noted by the writer on February 12 near 

 their summer eyrie. 



36. Falco columbarius columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. — An 



adult noted in the marshes back of Long Beach on 

 January 19 (Lenssen and Hubbell). 



37. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — For 



some reason this little Hawk was less common than 

 usual. 



38. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. — One on the 



Hudson|River, December 1 (W. W. Grant). The 

 occurrence of this species at so late a date is purely 



