Paleo sparverius. 
Maine (Lake Uribagog ). 
1871. 
June 3- 
14. 
sito f'smalo nearly every day in the pasture oppo- 
xto hr Peaslee s,she undoubtedly had a nest on one of 
the tall stubs on v;hieh she usually perched. 
1873. 
Aug. 2. 
Saw a female at the Outlet. 
1874. 
Sept. 2. 
' nao flying swiftly and close together like'^Bideons ^ 
passed over rno and I shot one of them. J^xgeons^ 
" 10. 
Saw two at the mouth of the river chasing one anoth- 
, y-i-ng easily and playing about like Swallov/s. 
" 14. 
i ■■ 1 over tae meadows in the usual Sv/’an ow- 
xxk manner. Onee I was positive that he tuuned“sWp 
ly upwards and caught a flying insect. 
1880. 
May 17. 
One seen. 
Sept. 7. 
Shot an adult among tho stubs noar tho mouth of 
-- Ooli^^Iusta. 
..^uq., apparently in sport. 
" 9. 
Three playing about near the mouth of Gan bridge 
iL Sut!o't!“'" Anotho? at 
1881. 
May 13. 
A pair among stubs near the Stone farm. 
“ 17. 
. 
1 
; 
A pair are hfumting the Lake shore noar the douse 
apparently preparing to breed. , i saw them to-day sit 
ting on .he tops of adjoining doad firs. Oceasionailv 
one, pr-oboably the male, would mount upward and ^rJaiid 
ly xn greatcircles over and around the soot frequer'uJ 
. alcon, it in/ariably chooses the top-most tvrip- rt 
a vary s. e >dor one, and strihos v,lth“"ondLfu ' 
and dooision, often scarcely slacklnpino 1 t« ! Prpision 
the moment vthon it closes iL ^108^ ?tru..,!ar 
a Shrill rattling kae-he.o„ kae-hee, kao-^L "" 
