l xxv i INTRODUCTION 



Lophortyx yanibelii : Gambel Partridge. Common below 5000 feet. 

 Cyrtonyx montezumte inearnsi : Mearns Massena Partridge. Common in 



oak regions of the mountains. 

 Meleagris yallapavo merriami : Merriam Turkey. - - Found on the San Pedro 



Uiver and in oak and pine regions of the Catalina Mountains. 

 Columba fasciata : Band-tailed Pigeon. Common in Catalina Moun- 



t ains. 



Zenaidura niacroura: Mourning Dove. Resident except in pine region. 

 Mdnpelia leucoptera : White-winged Dove. - - Generally distributed up to 



3500 feet. 



Columbigallinapasserinapallescens : Mexican Ground Dove. Not uncom- 

 mon about Tucson, Riverside, and Florence. 

 Xcardafdla inca : Inca Dove. Found at Tucson and Florence. 

 Cathartes aura : Turkey Vulture. Common at low altitudes throughout 



the year. 

 Circus hudsonius : Marsh Hawk. Recorded from Tucson in fall, winter, 



and spring. 

 Accipiter velox : Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common in fall migration in oak 



region of Santa Catalina range. 



Accipiter conpt-rii : ( 'ooper Hawk. Common resident. 

 Parabutcn unicinctu* ftarrisi : Harris Hawk. One taken by Mr. Brown 



near Tucson. 



Buteo boreal is calurus : Western Red Tail. Abundant resident through- 

 out the entire region. 



Buteo abbreriatiis : Zone-tailed Hawk. Breeds throughout the region. 

 Buteo sirainsoni: Swainson Hawk. Common near Tucson in warmer 



part of year. 

 .Isturiua playiata : Mexican Goshawk. Not uncommon in spring and 



summer about Tucson. 



. \'/niln i-firysni'tns : Golden Eagle. Common resident above 4000 feet. 

 Fal<-<> iiK.i'ininns: Prairie Falcon. Rather common resident of the 



plains. 

 Falco rolx/nbarius : Pigeon Hawk (?). A small falcon seen at a distance 



in the Catalina pine region. 

 Fain/ xjifirri rins ill -st rticola : Desert Sparrow Hawk. Common resident 



up to ."i(HH) feet. Breeds in woodpecker holes in giant cactus. 

 J'n/i/burus i-ln-riirai/ : Audubon Caracara. -- Rather common about Tucson 



in warmer part of year ; a few apparently resident. 

 I'd IK! inn finliiii'tiis ni r<ili in //sis : Osprey. -- Not uncommon along large 



watercourses. 



Stri.r jirnti n<-iil a : I Jam ( hvl. - - Three specimens taken near Tucson. 

 Miijtiscnjis trii-lnt/isis : Spotted Screech Owl. Common resident about 



Tucson: also taken at Riverside and in Cataliuas. 



l'nr, virginianus pallescens : Western Horned Owl. Common resident. 

 Speotyto cunicularia hypogcea: Burrowing Owl. -- A colony reported from 



near Benson and another near Florence, lint unusual in region. 

 ' 'in-iiliiiiii /ilniln nniifi s : Ferruginous Pygmy Owl. -- Not uncommon 



about Tucson. 



Micropattas whitneyi : Kit (>\\1. Commonest i-esident o\\l uji to 5000 feet. 



(ii iii-ni-i-i/.i- calif ornianus ; Road-runner. - - Common resident up to 4000 

 feet. 



Coccyzus -I an rii-niiiis nrriili iilui is : California Cuckoo. -- Rare in June and 

 .Inly on San iVdm -,lo|n- of Catalinas. 



Tnii/'iii (sp. '.').- A xjircics of t logon undoubtedly occurs in Catalina Moun- 

 tains. Imported. 



