Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck, Hawk and Kingfisher. Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1894. As I was bathing at the float this morning, I heard a Sept. 23. Kingfisher rattling almost continuously, and looking out over the Lake I saw the bird about 200 yards from shore, flying at a height of fifteen or twenty feet above the water, making to- wards our cove. About thirty yards behind the Kingfisher was a Duck Hawk coming very swiftly with rapidly vibrating wings. He overtook the Kingfisher without the least apparent effort, but when he was within a yard of it, it plunged down into the water making a great splash, but not going beneath the surface, and almost immediately rising and flying toward the shore again. The Falcon meanwhile had been carried by his great velocity twenty yards or more beyond the spot, but he turned quickly and again overtook the Kingfisher with the greatest apparent ease. Instead of seizing it, however, as I now ex- pected him to do he rose slightly above it and shooting past, close over its back, turned to meet it. The Kingfisher doubled of course, but being now well within the cove was still able to direct its course towards the woods. The Falcon pursued a little further, then gave up the chase and came directly over me giving me a fine view. I saw distinctly that he was a young male. Will Sargent also saw this chase. He is inclined to believe with me that the Falcon could have caught the Kingfish- er had he really tried but that he pursued it more in sport 85