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men of this species was shot at Cape Farewell, Greenland, on 3rd 

 May, 1875, which is now in the collection of the Public Museum 

 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. {Bendire^Yol. I., 304.) 



359.1. Kestrel. 



Falco tinnunculus, Linn. 1758. 



One said to have flown on board ship off Cape Farewell, south 

 of Greenland, on Parry's first return voyage, and killed. (^Arctic 

 Manual^ 



360. Araerican Sparrow Hawk. 



Falco sparverius, Linn. 1858. 



Dr. Coues saw a single individual of this species in' Labrador. 

 It is not rare in Newfoundland, and breeds in Nova Scotia, Prince 

 Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. By many 

 observers its occurrence in small numbers and breeding is re- 

 corded. Dr. R. Bell took a male at York Factory, Hudson Bay. 

 rhompson-Seton shows the species to be very plentiful in Mani- 

 toba, and the writer's own observations and those of Mr. Spread- 

 borough give the same result for the whole prairie region includ- 

 ing Assiniboia and Alberta. It is a common species in the valleys 

 of the Rocky Mountains at Banff and westward. Abundant at 

 Revelstoke,on the Columbia.whereit was first seen in 1890, on April 

 jth. Later it became quite plentiful and was abundant down the 

 Columbia to Robson. This species is abundant westward through 

 British Columbia, but doubtless becomes mixed with the desert 

 sparrow hawk in the country around Lake Okanagan. Mr. 

 Fannin reports it common on the coast and Vancouver Island. 



Richardson places its northern limit in Lat. 54°, but Ross 

 found it as far north in the Mackenzie River valley as Lapierre's 

 House, though rather rare. In Alaska it is very rare, as Nel- 

 son says only one specimen was known until Krause found them 

 numerous on ChUcat River near the end of August. 



Breeding Notes. — ^This is the commonest of our small hawks 

 ifid breeds every year in suitable places in eastern Ontario. It 

 selects a hole, usually a flicker's, in a dead pine or some other 

 ;ree, and lays its eggs about 15th May. I have seen the young 

 ible to fly in July. {Rev. C. J. Young.) Breeds in Toronto, Ont., 

 md around the city, as well as in the Parry Sound District. 



