I 2 Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology. 



English Sparrow (specimen No. ii, 892) in its clutches, on a clothes-pole 

 in our yard at Fort Adams. Another rested on a stake close to our 

 windows, during a storm, February 13, 1902. In the fall of 1900, it was 

 noted September 9, 15, 18, and October 8. In 1901, it was recorded on 

 September 14 and 15. 



73. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper Hawk. — An uncommon fall migrant. 

 One was shot October 1, 1899 ; one seen November 21, 1899. 



74. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — Very uncommon. One was 

 seen, a Crow chasing it, on November 25, 1899. Another was killed near 

 Fort Adams, several years ago, by Captain Wirt Robinson, U. S. A. 



75. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — One was seen, April 

 4, 1900. 



76. Archibuteo lagopus sancti johannis. American Rough-legged 

 Hawk. — A rare winter resident. Several have been shot in the vicinity 

 of Fort Adams, where we observed a few each year. 



77. Falco columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. — A migrant and winter 

 resident, most common in autumn. Several specimens were obtained. 

 November 21, 1899, 1 made the following note: A month ago Pigeon 

 Hawks were frequently seen. An immature female has spent several days 

 in an apple orchard, near Fort Adams, except when foraging for English 

 Sparrows in the neighboring corral. When hungry, it was alert and shy; 

 when full of Sparrows, sluggish and readily approached. This individual 

 was shot November 21. Its stomach contained three feet and many bones 

 of Passer domesticus, besides a body neatly picked. In the year 1900, 

 Pigeon Hawks were noted on the following dates : April 24, September 

 20, October 11 and 21. 



78. Falco sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. — One seen in the 

 spring of 1899, one November 15, 1899, and one late in December, 1899. 



79. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. — A fairly 

 common summer resident, but not found breeding on this Island, although 

 it obtains fish-food from our ponds during the summer. 



80. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl. — Rare. One 

 was shot on February 20, 1900. Owl pellets, of species unknown but per- 

 haps this, furnished us with many skulls and bones of Blarina and 

 Microtus. They were found in a swampy thicket. 



81. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. — An uncommon winter 

 resident. A specimen from Newport was mounted by Mr. Clarke, in 

 September, 1899. One was seen at Fort Adams, December 20, 1901. 

 Two were shot by Captain Gustaf Soderman, on a marsh near Goose 

 Neck, November 20, 1901. Captain Wirt Robinson shot one on the pres- 

 ent golf grounds a few years ago. 



82. Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl. — One, caught in Newport 

 about January 20, 1902, is kept in captivity at Fort Adams. 



83. Megascops asio. Screech Owl. — A specimen, taken at Newport 

 was mounted by Mr. Clarke, in January, 1900. 



(To be continued.) 



