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VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
Golden Eagle. Aquila chryscetus^ Cuv. 
Abundant about the woods and mountains ; Nest very large, 
and placed on crags or trees near rocks, with partial l}- dead, 
thick tops. Is said to laj- but two eggs, but have seen three, 
and had, apparently, authentic accounts of four. Is decreasing 
as timber is cut off. 
Bald Eagle. Halicetus leucocephalus^ Sav. 
Often seen, and yet not as plentiful as formerly. Commonl}' 
nests in a large tree, but not always ; uses sticks two inches in 
diameter to begin with, and carries up a large amount of material. 
FAMILY CATHARTID^.— American Vulture. 
Turkey Buzzard. Cathartes aura., 111. 
Not often seen in Vermont, 3'et have known one capture, so it 
comes here. 
Carrion Crow. Catharista. atrata^ Less. 
Of rare occurrence. Never known of its being taken here. 
FAMILY COLUMBID^.— Pigeons. 
Passenger Pigeon ; Wild Pigeon. Ectopistes migratorius^ Sw. 
A remnant of the countless numbers of past time onl}- remain. 
FAMILY TETRAONIDaE.— Grouse. 
Canada Grouse, or Spruce Partridge. Canace Canadensis^ Reich. 
Common in the big woods of Essex Count}', but the}' decrease 
as the timber is cut away. Nests on the ground. Is not much 
afraid of man. 
Ruffled Grouse, or Partridge. Bonasa unibella, Steph. 
Common, and 3'et not as numerous as formerly. 
The American Partridge, Quail, or Bob-white. Ortyx Virgin- 
iana, Bp. 
Occasional only. 
WATER BIBDS. 
FAMILY CHARADRIDiE.— Plovers. 
Black-bellied Plover. tSquatarola hdmtica^ Cuv. 
A migrant, sometimes seen in flocks. 
Golden Plover. Charadrius dominlcus^ Mull. 
Sometimes, but rarely seen. Does not breed here. 
