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and Ducks in central British Columbia in June, 1889. {Streator.) 

 Very abundant east and west of Coast Range. {Fannin.) Resi- 

 dent at Chilliwack, B.C., and tolerably common; rather rare in 

 winter at Lake Okanagan. {Brooks.) 



This species was common at Revelstoke, B.C., in the spring of 

 1890. First observed on the 9th April, and became common 

 before the end of the month. On 30th May two pairs were found 

 nesting in the cliffs at Deer Park, Arrow Lake, Columbia 

 River, B.C., and a female shot. Another nest was found in a cliff 

 at the mouth of Pass Creek, near Robson, B.C., 1902. A few were 

 seen near the 49th parallel between Trail and Cascade. Seen on 

 Vancouver Island at Victoria, loth Sept, 1893. {Spreadborough.) 

 Distribution and abundance like that of the eastern form. Breed- 

 ing near, the summits of the Rocky Mountains at Field, B.C. 

 {Rhoads.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One specimen taken at Agassiz, B.C., May 17th, 1889, by W. 

 Spreadborough. 



339. Red-shotildered Hawk. 



Buteo Hneatus (Gmel.) Vieill. 1816. 



This species rnay reach Newfoundland occasionally, as it has 

 been taken in northern Nova Scotia. It is rare in New Bruns- 

 wick, though Chamberlain says it may breed near St. John. In 

 Quebec it becomes more common, and in the St. Lawrence Valley 

 it is far from rare. Quite a common summer resident in Ontario, 

 breeding freely, and extending westward to eastern Manitoba. 

 Our most northern reference is York Factory on Hudson Bay, 

 where it was collected by Dr. R.Bell. This seems to be an east- 

 ern species with its centre of distribution in Canada, north of 

 Lake Ontario. It is much more restricted in its range than the 

 Red-tail. 



Have met with these birds occasionally in December and 

 January, and know of at least one having been taken in the latter 

 month. On the 8th January, 1900, I saw two. While wintering 

 they seek the shelter of deep ravines. (/. Hughes-Samuel^ Our 

 most common hawk in summer at London, Ont. {W. E. 

 Saunders^ 



