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phase of swainsoni. On May i6 the female was shot as she 

 rose from the nest, and on skinning her I found in her stomach the 

 remains of a Cyanocephahis and a nearly complete rattlesnake 

 that must have measured over two feet in length. On the 

 following day the male was seen flying about the nest with 

 another female fully "as dark as his former mate, and I was 

 surprised to see her feeding young ten days or two weeks old. I 

 had supposed the nest still contained eggs. As it was such a 

 clear case of adoption I concluded to leave them undisturbed, but 

 the unfortunate male was doomed a few days later to lose his 

 second mate which was shot by a member of our party; upon 

 dissection this bird was also found to have a large rattlesnake 

 coiled up in her stomach. We frequently saw redtails sailing 

 about over the meadows with large snakes hanging from their 

 talons. 



Bjcfeo elegans lineatus, Red-bellied Hawk. Not seen 

 this season south of Ensenada. It seems to be confined chiefly 

 to the creek bottoms where Cottonwood and sycamore growths 

 afford it convenient nesting sites. 



My notes on this species in Mr. Bryant's list refer to Para- 

 buteo. 



Buteo abbreviatus. Zone-tailed Hawk. On April 24, 

 1889, two pairs were found nesting on San Pedro at elevations of 

 7000 and 7500 feet, and one of the birds secured. The past season 

 only an occasional stray bird was seen, not over four or five, and 

 no nests were observed. 



Buteo swainsoni. SwainsonVs Hawk. One of the most 

 common species in all of the lower valleys, but does not seem to 

 extend very high up on the mountain, as I do not remember 

 seeing it above 3000 feet. One that I shot in the Guadaloupe 

 Valley on April 24 had its inner secondaries and tail feathers 

 so badly burned as to render it unfit for the cabinet. The only 

 explanation seems to be that the bird was hunting near some of 

 the brush fires in the valley and attempted to take a rabbit or 

 other game too near the fire, or perhaps it was attempting to 

 cook its dinner. 



Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. No eagles were seen 



