Ixxvi INTRODUCTION 



Lophortyx gambelii : Gambel Partridge. — Common below 5000 feet. 



Cyrtonyx montezumce. mearmi : Mearns Massena Partridge. — Common in 

 oak regions of the mountains. 



Meleagris gallapavo merriami : Merriam Turkey. — Found on the San Pedro 

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



Coltimba fasciata : Band-tailed Pigeon. — Common in Catalina Moun- 

 tains. 



Zenaidura n.acroura: Mourning Dove. — Resident except in pine region. 



Melopelia leucoptera : White-winged Dove. — Generally distributed up to 

 o500 feet. 



Columhigallina passerina jiallescens : Mexican Ground Dove. — Not uncom- 

 mon about Tucson, Riverside, and Florence. 



Scardafella 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 cooper ii : Cooper Hawk. — Common resident. 



Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi : Harris Hawk. — One taken by Mr. Brown 

 near Tucson. 



Buteo borealis calurus : Western Red Tail. — Abundant resident through- 

 out the entire region. 



Buteo abbreviatm : Zone-tailed Hawk. — Breeds throughout the region. 



Buteo swainsoni : Swainson Hawk. — Common near Tucson in warmer 

 part of year. 



Asturina plagiata : Mexican Goshawk. — Not uncommon in spring and 

 summer about Tucson. 



Aquila chrysaetos : Golden Eagle. — Common resident above 4000 feet. 



Falco niexicanus : Prairie Falcon. — Rather common resident of the 

 plains. 



Falco columbarius : Pigeon HaAvk ('?). — A small falcon seen at a distance 

 in the Catalina pine region. 



Falco sparverius deserticola : Desert Sparrow Hawk. — Common resident 

 up to 5000 feet. Breeds in woodpecker holes in giant cactus. 



Polyborus cheriway : Audubon Caracara. — Rather common about Tucson 

 in warmer part of year ; a few apparently resident. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis : Osprey. — Not uncommon along large 

 watercourses. 



Strix pratincola : Barn Owl. — Three specimens taken near Tucson. 



Megascaps trichopsis : Spotted Screech Owl. — Common resident about 

 Tucson : also taken at Riverside and in Catalinas. 



Bubo virginianus pallescens : Western Horned Owl. — Common resident. 



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

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



Glaucidium j^halcenoides : Ferruginous Pygmy Owl. — Not uncommon 

 about Tucson. 



Micropallas whitneyi : Elf Owl. — Commonest resident owl up to 5000 feet. 



Geococcyx californianus : Road-runner. — Common resident up to 4000 

 feet. 



Coccyzus americanus occidentalis : California Cuckoo. — Rare in June and 

 July on San Pedro slope of Catalinas. 



Trogon (sp. ?). — A species of trogon undoubtedly occurs in Catalina Moun- 

 tains. Reported. 



