Faloo j>. anal urn . 
Cambridge 
1893. 
J an , 22 . 
, Mass. 
Faxon has repeatedly seen a Hawk which he could not i- 
dentifv, in Fresh Pond Grove this winter. Happening to think 
of it I walked over towards the Grove, after leaving the 
fountain, and soon discovered the bird sitting on the top of 
a tall pine. The moment I put my glass on it I saw that it 
was a male Duck Hawk in full plumage the first that I have 
ever seen or heard of in this vicinity in winter. It was 
perched on a dead branch and the sunlight striking fairly on 
its breast brought out the color and markings with perfect 
distinctness. The blackish mustache was very conspicuous and 
I could see that there was a good deal of buffy on the breast 
and under parts. The bird's attutude was erect, its pose firm 
yet easy, its outlines clear-cut. When I was perhaps 100 
yards from the tree it started and after sailing in circles 
for a moment, once darting down among the trees and then 
bounding upward again, it crossed the rjond, flying steadily 
and not very rapidly, flapping its wings quickly a few times 
and then gliding on set wings much in the manner of a Buteo. 
As it went off I saw that the back was clear bluish slaty. 
The tail was closed during flight and looked long and pointed. 
The bird passed nearly over the fountain without appearing 
either to notice or to alarm the Golden-eye drake and finally 
alighted in the top of an old oak on the west side of the cove- 
