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Breeding Notes. — ^This species comes in April and stays until 

 late in the autumn. Though not common in eastern Ontario, it 

 is met with more frequently than the preceding one. I have seen 

 its nest several times ; one in the township of Lansdowne, contained 

 four fresh eggs, on May 8th. Another. in a beech tree near Sharbot 

 lake, Ont., resembled the nest of a red-shouldered hawk and con- 

 tained five eggs, on May loth. {Reu. C. J. Young.) Not a common 

 bird around London, but breeds sparingly in the western part of 

 Ontario. {W. E. Saunders.) 



334. American Goshawk. 



Accipiter atricapillus (WiLS.) Seebohm. 1883. 



Taken or noted by several collectors in the Hudson bay region. 

 (Macoun.) One observed at Seal lake, Ungava district, July 24th, 

 1896, and another a short distance above Ungava bay, August 23rd, 

 the same year. (Spreadborough.) Resident in Ungava district. 

 (Packard.) Settlers report the occurrence of this hawk in New- 

 foundland. (Reeks.) This is the commonest hawk in Nova 

 Scotia (Downs) and winters, as a pair did at Digby gut in the winter 

 of 1880. (Gilpin.) Resident near Wolfville, N.S., but rather un- 

 common. (H. F. Tufts.) Resides in New Brunswick throughout 

 the year and breeds. (Chamberlain.) Common winter visitant in 

 Quebec. (Dionne.) In Ontario this bird is an irregular winter 

 visitor, sometimes appearing in considerable numbers and again 

 being altogether wanting. (Mcllwraith.) A tolerably common 

 fall and winter visitant in Manitoba, usually appearing in August. 

 Not seen during the breeding season. (E. T. Seton.) Not observed on 

 the prairie or in the Rocky mountains nor in southern British 

 Columbia in summer. Not uncommon at Edmonton, Alta., where 

 they were evidently breeding in June, 1897. Two seen on Bear 

 river. Peace River district, August 14th, 1903. (Spreadborough.) 

 Seen only at Vernon in British Columbia. (Rhoads.) Rather com- 

 mon in the interior of British Columbia, the coast bird may be the 

 next species. (Streator.) Has been taken on Vancouver island 

 and on the mainland east and west of the Coast range. (Fannin.) 

 Have taken this form both east and west of Coast range, the only 

 hawk observed in the Cariboo district in winter. (Brooks.) Fuller 

 notes on the distribution of this bird will be found below. 



