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On the 1st of May this nest contained one egg. It was built in 

 the crotch of a yellow birch {Betula luted). The eggs are hardly 

 distinguishable from those of the Marsh Harrier. {Rev. C. J. 

 Young!) Not a common bird around London, but breeds spar- 

 ingly in the western part of Ontario. (W. E. Saunders.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One specimen purchased with the Holman collection. 



One set of eggs, taken atLansdowne, Leeds Co., Ont., June ist, 

 1895, by Rev. C. J. Young. Another of two eggs taken in North 

 Toronto, May 20th, 1889. 



~.334. American Goshawk, 



Accipiter atricapillus (Wii.s.) Seebohm. 1883. 



Taken at York Factory, Hudson Bay, {Dr. R. Bell.) One 

 observed at Seal Lake, -Ungava District, July 24th, 1896, and 

 another a short distance above Ungava Bay, August 23rd, the 

 same year. {Spreadborougk.) 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.) 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. {Thompson-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. {Macoun.) 

 Seen only at Vernon in British Columbia. {Rhoads.) Rather 

 common 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.) , 



Breeding Notes. — Permanent resident at Scotch Lake, York 

 Co., New Brunswick. Breeds. {W. H. Moore.) Immature 



