Batchelder on Bird'S of the Upper St. fokn. 15I 
84. Accipiter fuscus (Gin.) Bp. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — “Not 
common” at Houlton. 
85. Falco sparverius Linn. Sparrow Hawk. — Commonest Hawk 
at Grand Falls. Not met with at Houlton or Fort Fairfield, though Mr. 
Orcutt considers it common at the latter place. 
86. Buteo borealis ( Gm.J Vieill. Red-tailed Hawk. — Not com- 
mon at Grand Falls. Not observed at Fort Fairfield. “Common” at 
Houlton. 
87. Buteo pennsylvanicus ( Wits.) Bp. BrSdad-winged Hawk. — 
Not common at Grand Falls. It was found breeding at Houlton, but not 
met with at Fort Fairfield. 
88. Haliasetus leucocephalus ( Linn .) Savig. Bald Eagle. — “Not 
common” at Houlton. 
89. Bctopistes migratorius (Linn.) Sw. Wild Pigeon. — Breeding 
al Grand Falls, but not common. 
90. Canace canadensis (Linn.) Bp. Spruce Partridge. — At Houl- 
ton “mostly found in the deep fir thickets, or in the swamps of firs and 
cedars.” Not met with at Fort Fairfield and Grand Falls, though of course 
it occurs • there. 
91. Bonasa umbellus (Linn.) Steph. Ruffed Grouse. — Rather 
common at Fort Fairfield. At Grand Falls only a few were seen — in the 
hard woods. 
92. Ardea heroclias Linn. Great Blue Heron. — “Common” at 
Houlton. 
93. Nyctiardea grisea neevia (Bodd.) Allen. Night Heroii. — “Not 
common” at Houlton. 
94. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.) Steph. — Bittern. — “Com- 
mon” at Houlton. One seen at Grand Falls. 
95. Philohela minor ( Gm.) Gray. Woodcock. — One seen on Little 
River Flats near Grand Falls. At Fort Fairfield we saw a specimen in 
the collection of Mr. Frank P. Orcutt, who considered it rare in that 
neighborhood. “A few breed in Jhe vicinity” of Houlton. 
96. Rhyacophilus solitarius ( Wits.) Cass. Solitary Sandpiper. 
— At Grand Falls some were seen along the river June 9 (J. A. J.). 
97. Tringoides macularius (Linn.) Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. — 
At Fort Fairfield it was very numerous along the Aroostook River, and 
was also noticed in one or two other places. It was abundant along the 
rivers at Grand Falls. At Houlton too it was very common. 
98. Porzana Carolina (Linn.) Bd. Carolina Rail. — One seen at 
Fort Fairfield, June 20, in a wet meadow partly grown up with alder 
bushes (J. D.). . 
99. Anas obscura Gm. Black Duck. — “Very common, breeding” 
at Houlton.' 
100. Aix sponsa (Linn.) Boie. Wood Duck. — “Qjaite common” at 
Houlton. 
101. Clangula glaucium americana (Bp.) Ridgw. Golden-eye. — 
A few seen at Grand Falls. 
