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ranges across the state. Being semi-nocturnal in habits it 
is not often seen by those who go out only during bright 
day, and so is regarded rare or absent from many regions 
where it undoubtedly occurs. I have found it in Lorain 
county only after the holidays, usually in late winter and 
early spring. In feeding habits it somewhat resembles the 
Marsh Hawk, beating low over the meadows and fields and 
pouncing upon the mice and moles from its low flight. 
Dr. Fisher says: “Its food consists principally, if not 
almost exclusively, of the smaller rodents, and most promi- 
nent among them are the arvicoline mice and lemmings.” 
It is therefore clear that this hawk should be welcomed to 
our fields and meadows and orchards where these pests 
abound. 
Probably the chief character which will distinguish this 
large hawk from all the others in flight is its dark color. It 
is so much smaller than the eagles that the comparison 
would appeal to any one at once. 
131. (349.) AguiILA cHRySAETOS (Linn.). 175, 
Golden Eagle. 
Synonyms: Aquila chrysaetus var. canadensis, Falco fulvus, F.. 
chrysaetus, Aquila canadensis. 
Ring-tailed Eagle. 
Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1858, 67, 177. 
It is not at all likely that this eagle nests in the state. It 
seems to be a rare winter visitor, but is reported from all 
sections. Mr. Harry B. McConnell tells me that three have 
been captured in the vicinity of Cadiz within the past three 
years. I have four records for Lorain county within the 
last five years. One was shot, not far from Oberlin, in the 
act of carrying off a hen from a barn-yard. 
“The food consists mainly of mammals and birds, of 
which spermophiles, rabbits, fawns, lambs, turkeys, water 
fowl and other large birds form the principal part, though 
offal and carrion are sometimes taken. 
“To sum up, it may be stated that in sections of the coun- 
try where rabbits, prairie dogs and gophers are abundant 
