BIRDS OF VEUMONT. 
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FAMILY FALCONID^.— Hawks. 
Marsh Hawk or Harrier. Circus cyaneus. Iludsonius, Schl. 
Common in spring and summer, and miny be seen flying low, 
search out mice, frogs and such small game in wet places. Male 
and female very unlike, and sometimes called different species. 
Swallow-tailed Kite. Elanoides forficatus^ Coues. 
Very rareh- found. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipiter Juscus, Bp. 
A common hawk, and a spirited and dashing bird. It nests 
in trees and on rocks, and a late breeder. 
Cooper's Hawk ; Chicken Hawk. Accipiter cooperi^ Bp. 
One of the most abundant of the family. Nests in trees. 
American Goshawk. Astur atrictqnllus^ Bp. 
A winter visitant, and a few remain through the summer and 
nest here. 
Gyrfalcons or Jerfalcons. Faleo gyrfaleo. 
Occasional, but rare. 
Duck Hawk ; Peregrine Falcon. Falco perefjrinus^ Tunstall. 
A resident. In Brandon, it is said, a pair have bred regularly 
for twenty-five 3'ears. They seem attached to their location, as 
a home. 
Pigeon Falcon, Pigeon Hawk. Falco Columharius. 
A summer resident, and very common. 
Rusty-crowned Falcon ; Sparrow Hawk. Fcdco S2^a)^verius. 
Resident, and a pest to small birds. Easily domesticated, and 
becomes quite tame. Often seen in cages. 
Red-tailed Buzzard ; Hen Hawk. Buteo horealis^ Gm. 
Permanent resident. Nests in high trees ; builds of twigs, 
grass, moss, etc. 
Red-shouldered Buzzard ; Winter Hawk. Buteo lineatus^ Jard. 
The most abundant of the large hawks, and a resident ; nest 
is smaller and placed out on a branch instead of near the tree as 
the Red-tailed Buzzard does. 
Broad-Winged Buzzard. Buteo Pennsylvaniciis^ Bp. 
Not common, but seen now and then. Breeds in the state. 
Rough-legged Buzzard. Archibiiteo lag opus sanct-johannis^ Ridg. 
Found in marshes. Feeds on mice and reptiles. Nests in 
trees or on cliffs. Rare. 
OsPREY ; Fish Hawk. Pandion halimtus^ Sav. 
Common about ponds and streams in autumn. Never saw a 
nest in the state. 
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