|Family II. FALCONINAE. FALCONINE BIRDS. GENUS X. ASTUR, Cuv.
HAWK. |Genus||ASTUR PALUMBARIUS, Linn. The Goshawk is of rare
occurrence in most parts of the United States, and the districts
of North America to which it usually retires to breed are as yet
unknown. Some individuals nestle within the Union, others in the
British provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, but the
greater part seem to proceed farther north. I saw none, however,
in Labrador, but was informed that they are plentiful in the
wooded parts of Newfoundland. On returning from the north, they
make their appearance in the Middle States about the beginning
of September, and after that season range to very great
distances. I have found them rather abundant in the lower parts
of Kentucky and Indiana, and in severe winters I have seen a few
even in Louisiana. In the Great Pine Forest of Pennsylvania, and
at the Falls of Niagara, I have observed them breeding. During
autumn and winter, they are common in Maine, as well as in Nova
Scotia, where I