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59. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. 
Buteo lineatus (Gmel.). 
Resident; tolerably common, particularly in the mountain 
district. I took a specimen September 21. Feeds principally 
on small mammals, reptiles, and insects. 
60. BROAD-WINGED HAWK. 
Buteo latissimus (Wils.). 
Resident; tolerably common. Frequents the heavy timber. 
I took several specimens while on the head-waters of Buck- 
hannon River during the last of August. Stomach of speci- 
men secured contained remains of water snake and larve of 
moths. 
Gt, GOLDEN EAGLE. 
Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.). 
Very rare; occurs only at intervals during spring and fall. 
Oct. 17, I saw the remains of what must have heen a fine spec- 
imen of this Eagle. It was nailed to the side of a mountain- 
eer’s cabin near Beaver Lick mountains, Pocahontas County, 
and was shot in the mountains that spring while feeding upon 
a Wild Turkey. The same person informed me that they fre- 
quently appear in the fall but he did not know of their breed- 
ing. 
62. BALD EAGLE. 
Haliceetus leucocephalus (Linn.). 
Resident; tolerably common: breeds in suitable places over 
the eastern portions of the State. It is of frequent occurrence 
throughout the Ohio Valley during the early spring and fall. 
Its food consists principally of fish, occasionally waterfowl, and 
rarely the young of domesticated animals. ; 
63. DUCK HAWK 
Faleo peregrinus anatum (Bonap.). 
Resident in the mountains. Common everywhere along the 
river bottoms and in the forests that cover the higher peaks and 
