CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction vn 



Order Falconiformes 



Family Falconidae: Caracaras and falcons 



Falco rusticolus candicans: White gy rfalcon 



Habits 



Distribution 9 



Falco rusticolus obsoletus: Black gyrfalcon 10 



Habits 10 



Falco rusticolus uralensis: Asiatic gyrfalcon 15 



Habits 15 



Falco mexicanus: Prairie falcon 18 



Habits 18 



Distribution 40 



Falco peregrinus peregrinus: Peregrine falcon 42 



Falco peregrinus anatum: Duck hawk 43 



Habits 43 



Distribution 64 



Falco peregrinus pealei: Peale's falcon 07 



Habits 07 



Falco columbarius columbarius: Eastern pigeon hawk 70 



Habits 70 



Distribution 80 



Falco columbarius suckleyi: Black pigeon hawk 83 



Habits 83 



Falco columbarius richardsoni: Richardson's pigeon hawk 86 



Habits 86 



Falco columbarius bendirei: Western pigeon hawk 89 



Habits 89 



Falco aesalon aesalon: Merlin 90 



Habits 91 



Distribution 95 



Falco fusco-coerulescens septentrionalis: Aplomado falcon 96 



Habits 96 



Distribution 98 



Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus: Kestrel 99 



Habits 100 



Distribution 105 



Falco sparverius sparverius: Eastern sparrow hawk 106 



Habits 106 



Distribution 118 



Falco sparverius phalaena: Desert sparrow hawk 121 



Habits 121 



Falco sparverius peninsularis: San Lucas sparrow hawk 124 



Habits 124 



