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September, 'ISq'I, and three others in May, 1S92, by W. Spread- 

 •borough. 



One set of two eggs taken at Indian Head, Assa., June 4th, 

 1892 ; one of three taiken at the eastern end of the 'Cypress Hills, 

 Assa., June rSth, 1894 ; three others each containing two eggs 

 taken at 12-Mrle Lake, Assa., June 6th, 1895, Wood 'Mountain, 

 Assa., June 14th, 1895, ^^^ °^ White Mud River, June 22nd, by 

 W. Spreadboroug'h. 



MS. Broad-'Winged. Ma/wk. 



Buteo jplcuLyptgrus ,(Vi;eii,l.) Faxon. .1901. 

 Xhis species probably occurs in NewfoundUnd. (R,e,eks^ It 

 .is very rare in Nova Scoti^. (fiowns!) A rather (rare summer 

 •resident in New Brunswick, but .increasingly common as we go 

 ■west in the valley of the St. Lawrence. It is found all over 

 Ontario and extends westward to Winnipeg where it breeds. As 

 a straggler.it has been seen by Thompson-Seton at Carberry in 

 Manitoba. Sir John Richardson records its occurrence at Moose 

 iFactory on James Bay, and in June, ,1896, Mr. Spreadborough 

 found it common on Moose River, but none were seen north of 

 Moose Factory. This may be considered the northern limit. 



Breeding Notes. — I observed three of these hawks, old and 

 young, 24th July, 11887, circling round above Mount Royal Park, 

 Montreal, and heard them uttering a note very much like that of 

 a cowbird. I also saw a pair in the trees near the same place on 

 June 4th. of the same year, and probably they bred there. I have 

 observed this .species here irom March 30th to October 19th. 

 (IVinile.) This species jbreeds about the middle of May, and 

 seems to prefer a ihemlock or swamp ash tree to nest in. The 

 nest is placed about 20 feet or morefrom the ground, is composed 

 of dry sticks and lined with pieces of bark and dead leaves and 

 is rather larger than a crow's. The. eggs, two or more in number, 

 are of a dirty yellowish or .grayish white with blotches of reddish 

 brown. The species is not rare around Ottawa, Ont. {G.H. White.) 

 The writer shot a female of this species as she rose from lier 

 nest, which was on a swamp ash in what was then Stewart's Bush 

 within the limits of the city of Ottawa. This was on 24th May, 

 ■1884. Since then the cityhas extended over a mile to the south 

 of this locality and night hawks nest- on the roofs of the;houses 

 built on the same spot. 

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