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♦Falco sparverius phalaena (Lesson) Desert Sparrow Hawk. 



Not common, 

 *Hali8etus leucocephalus (Linn.). Bald Eagle. 

 Rare. 



*Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.). Golden Eagle. 



Rare. 



Otus asio bendirei (Brewster) California Screech Owl. 



Abimdant. Young hatched June 29. 



*Asio magellanicus subsp. Horned Owl. 



In spruce woods. 

 Glaucidium gnoma californicum (Scl.). California Pigmy Owl. 



Fairly common. Note a prolonged trill. It sometimes' kills' quail, 

 and one was observed being mobbed by a large mixed flock of birds. 



*Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. 



On Eel river. 



Dryobates villosus hyloscopus (Cab.). Cabanis's Woodpecker. 



Numerous on oaks and spruces. The specimens approach harrisii, 

 but are nearer to hyloscopus. 

 Dryobates pubescens turati (Malherbe). Willow Woodpecker. 



Numerous. Two specimens obtained show a decided tendency 

 toward gairdneri. In one the tertials are unspotted, in the other those 

 of one side are spotted, while those of the other arc not. The supercili- 

 ary stripe and back are pure white. 



Sphyrapicus ruber (Gmel.). Red-breasted Sapsucker. 



More common on the higher ridges. The only specimen obtained 

 is typical. 



Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola Bangs. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. 



Not common. The specimen obtained is small, perhaps indicating 

 a diminution in size, such as we find in the Southern States on the 

 Atlantic coast. It is a female and measures wing 8.75 ins., culmen 

 2 ins. A female from Vernon, B. C, shows wing 9.20, culmen 2.25, 

 while one from Alva, Florida, has wing 8.80, culmen 1.94. 

 *Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi Ridgw. Californian Woodpecker. 



Rather common. 



Colaptes cafer collaris (Vig.). Red-shafted Flicker. 



A few specimens are a trifle darker than other examples in the 

 Academy's collection, but are not saturatior. 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli californicus Ridgw. Dusky Poor-will. 



In scrub oak brush on high ridges. Two eggs found on a bare rock, 

 July 23. 



