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122. Tinnunculus sparverius (. Linn .) Vieillot. Sparrow Hawk. — 
Breeds. Not. common. 
123. Pandion haliaetus carol'nensis ( Gmelin ) Ridgway. Fish 
H awk. — Tolerably common summer resident. 
124. Circus hudsonius {Linn.) Vieillot. Marsh Hawk. 
125. Accipiter cooperi, Bonaparte. Cooper’s Hawk. — Breeds and 
is not very uncommon. 
126. Accipiter fuscus ( Gmelin ) Bonaparte. Sharp-shinned Hawk. 
— Common. Breeds at various places. 
127. Astur atricapillus ( Wilson ) Bonaparte. Goshawk. — In the Adi- 
rondack region the Goshawk is a resident species, but it must be ranked 
among our rarer Hawks. 
128. Buteo borealis {Gmelin) Vieillot. Red-tailed Hawk. — Breeds. 
Tolerably common. 
129. Buteo lineatus {Gmelin) Jar dine. Red-shouldered Hawk. — 
Breeds, but not so common as the preceding. 
130. Buteo pennsylvanicus ( Wilson ) Bonaparte. Broad-winged 
Hawk. — A rather common summer resident, breeding about the different 
lakes. 
131. Archibuteolagopus sancti-johaunis ( Gmelin ) Ridgway. 
Rough-legged Hawk. — Occurs sparingly during the migrations. 
132. Aquila chrysaetus, canadensis {Linn.) Ridgway. Golden 
Eagle. — Rare. 
133. Haliaeetus leucocephalns {Linn.) Savigny. Bald Eagle. — 
The White-headed Eagle has nested for many years at Lime Kiln Lake, 
in Hamilton County, and it is by no means a rare bird in this wilderness. 
134. Ectopistes migratoria {Linn.) Swainson. Pigeon. — Breeds 
plentifully some years and not found at all others. 
135. Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.) Bonaparte. Mourning Dove. 
— Dr. Albert K. Fisher writes me that he has seen this species, and its 
eggs, taken in Warren County near the south end of Lake George. 
136. Canace canadensis {Linn.) Bonaparte. Canada Grouse; 
Spruce Partridge.- — Resident, and tolerably common in- certain locali- 
ties. 
137. Bonasa umbellus {Linn.) Stephens. Ruffed Grouse. — A com- 
mon resident. 
138. Lagopus albus {Gmelin) Audubon. Willow Ptarmigan.— 
Mr. Romeyn B. Hough has a specimen of this species that was killed in 
the town of Watson on the eastern border of Lewis County, May 22, 
1876.* Mr. Hough writes me that he has been told by lumbermen from 
this region that they had seen “White Partridges” there in winter, and 
he presumes they were of this species. 
139. Ardea herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron. — A common 
summer resident, breeding in small colonies. 
140. Butorides virescens {Linn.) Bonaparte. Green Heron. — 
Breeds, but rare except about the borders of the woods. 
*Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. Ill, No. 1, p. 41, Jan., 1878. 
