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In the spring of 1885 the only record received on the migration of 

 the Bed-shouldered Hawk was a note of its arrival at Mount Carrnel, 

 Mo., April 5. In the fall of 1885 it appeared at Bonham, Tex., Novem- 

 ber 23. Mr. Lloyd says it is a rare resident in western Texas. 



340. Buteo abbreviates Caban. [440. ] Zone-tailed Hawk. 



This southwestern Hawk is a fall visitant in Tom Green and Concho 

 counties, Tex., where it was noted September 10^ 1884 (Lloyd). In 

 Comal county, Tex., it was found breeding in May, 1878, by Mr. W. H. 

 Werner, who secured a male specimen and a set of eggs. Two pairs 

 were observed (Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Yol. IY, 1879, p. 80). 



341. Buteo albicaudatus Vieill. [441.] White-tailed Hawk. 



A southwestern species, breeding along the Eio Grande in Texas 

 (Sennett and Merrill), and occurring in western Texas in fall and win- 

 ter (Lloyd). 



342. Buteo swainsoni Bonap. [442.] Swainson's Hawk. 



Swainson's Hawk is common in Manitoba and along the Eed River of 

 the North, and it occurs throughout most of the Mississippi Yalley, and 

 thence west to the Pacific. It remains in the West quite far north dur- 

 ing cold weather, and is a common resident in western Kansas and 

 western Texas. Even in eastern Texas, near Houston, it is " not un- 

 common during the breeding season " (Nehrling). In 1884 a few were 

 seen in January at Yermillion, Dak. It was not seen in Iowa until migra- 

 tion commenced. About April 1 it appeared at Newton and Laporte 

 City. 



In the spring of 1885 Swainson ? s Hawk was recorded at Newton, 

 Iowa, April 16, and March 23 at Laporte City, Iowa. A nest with 

 three eggs was found May 13 at San Angelo, Tex. 



In the fall of 1885 the first south-bound migrant was seen at Emporia, 

 Kans., October 10. 



343. Buteo latissimus (Wils.). [443.] Broad-winged Hawk. 



This is the only distinctively eastern Hawk occurring in the Missis- 

 sippi Yalley. It is found only rarely so far west as Kansas, the most 

 westerly record being that of Dr. Watson, at Ellis, Kans. It breeds 

 principally in the northern part of its range, being quite common in 

 Minnesota (though it has been known to nest even in southern Texas), 

 and in winter it passes south to Florida, and even to Central and South 

 America. In spring migration in 1884 it passed through central Iowa 

 about the middle of April, but only a few notes on it were reported. 



In the spring of 1885 the Broad-winged Hawk arrived at Mount Car- 

 mel, Mo., March 23, at Laporte City, Iowa, March 30, and at Grinnell, 

 Iowa, April 17. In the fall of 1885 none were seen at Mount Carmel, 

 Mo., after September 12, 



