1873 
Arehibuteo lagopus 
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Middlesex County, Mass. 
Nov, 3. 
One in black plumage, flying over the Fresh Pond 
marshes. 
• 21. 
A fine adult on the Belmont meadows. 
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Two in Belmont, on Rock Meadow. 
“ 29, 
One on Rock Meadow. 
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An extended account of some observations on this 
species on pp.130-136 of my journal for 1873. 
1875, 
Nov.18. 
Two at Concord, One a young bird v/hich I shot as 
it was flying over the birches in Hall’s, the other near 
over the vraods near the Cliffs breasting a strong wind. 
The first fell wing-broken and was very savage. 
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1876. 
Oct. 24. 
At the Oliffs one passed within thirty yards and 
without the slightest perceptible motion of its wings 
glided off across Fairhaven Bay until lost to sight in 
the distance. 
1879, 
May 8, 
A light-colored specimen sitting on a maple in Rock 
Meadow surrounded by a mob of Crows. We drove within 
gun-shot when he took wing, the Crows pursuing and di¬ 
ving down at him. After a short flight he alighted on 
the very top-most twig of a slender maple sapling. 
