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gether, flattened all their feathers and seemed to lose all 

 fear of me. I looked around for the cause and discovered 

 a Pigeon Hawk. The bird was dashing into another fioek 

 of juncos in a little thicket across the canyon and endeavor- 

 ing to capture one. The juncos were too active and, iu 

 addition, were protected by the network of branches through 

 which the hawk could not force itself and it succeeded in 

 catching one only after a number of attempts. 



11. Falco sparverius phalaena 'Ltesson — Desert Sparrov/ Hawk. 



I was surprised to note this species on November 30 on 

 wdiich date I saw a single bird on the high plateau. A feAV 

 days later, December 2, while exploring a little canyon in 

 the near vicinity of this first locality, I caught a hasty 

 glimpse of a hawk as it disappeared around a bend in front 

 of me, and from the impression I received of its size and 

 coloration in the brief moment I had it in view, I concluded 

 it to be this species, possibly the same bird previously seen. 

 I refer this note to plialaena rather than to typical 

 sparverius as the form^er is the breeding form in north- 

 western Nebraska. 



12. Crinjtoglcmxaeadica (Gmelin) — Saw- whet Owl. 



I sav/ this little owl along the White river between Craw- 

 ford and Fort Robinson on December 8. My attention was 

 drawn to the presence of the bird by the actions of a flock 

 juncos and tree sparrows, most of which sought conceal- 

 ment though one or two of the boldest White-winged Juncos 

 foUov/ed the intmder the length of the grove. This owl is 

 probably an uncommon resident in that part of the state, 

 as elsewhere in Nebraska. 



13. Dryohates viUosus monticola Anthony — Rocky M'ountain 



Hairy Woodpecker. 



Hairy woodpeckers, undoubtedly referable to this form, 

 were noted on November 28 and 30 and December 3, 9, 

 and 10. 



11. Drijohates pnhescens lioinorus Cabanis and Heine — Batch- 

 elder Woodepcker. 



I saw and secured three individuals of this bird on Decem- 

 ber 3 and 7. It is the resident form of the doAvny wood- 

 pecker in this region. 



