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186 (348) Archibuteo ferrugineus (IJchtenstein) Gray, 



Ferku(;inous Rough-i,eg. 



Syn. — Falco ferrugineus; Buteo californica. 



Status — Fairly commou resident in the interior west of the vSierras; north through the 

 Sacramento Valley and south into San Diego County, 



187 (349) Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus) Sprungli, 



Golden Eagle. 



S\ii. —Aqui/a canadensis; Aqiiila chrysaetus canadensis. 



Status — Common resident chiefly in mountainous localities throughout the State, 



188 (352) Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Linnteus) Boie, 



Bald Eagle. 



Status— Common resident and breeding species among the Santa Barbara Islands; also 

 occurs locally along our whole seacoast, and as an occasional visitant inland along the 

 larger streams and lakes. 



^89 (355) Falco mexicanus SchlegeL 



Prairie Falcon. 



Syn. — Falco polyagrus; Falco lanarius; Falco mexicanus var. polyagrus. 

 vStatus — Fairly common resident of the valleys and foothill regions throughout the State 

 east of the humid coast belt; breeds chiefly in Upper Sonoran. 



290 (356) Falco anatum anatum Bonaparte. 



Duck Hawk, 



Syn. — Falco peregrinus anatuin; Falco nigriceps; Falco peregriniis', Falco coi»munis 



var. ncpvius-^ Falco communis var. anatum. 

 vStatus — Fairly common resident locally throughout the State., though chiefly coastwise. 



191 (357) Falco columbarius columbarius Linnaeus. 



Pigeon Hawk. 



Syn. — Hypotriorchis columbarius; ^salon columbarius; Falco lithofalco. 

 Status — Fairly common resident ; recorded chiefly during the winter mcnths from in- 

 terior valleys. 



392 (357 aj Falco columbarius suckleyi Ridgway, 



Black Merlin. 



Syn. — Falco lithofalco vax. suckleyi. 



Status — Rather rare winter visitant Into the northern part of the State. 



393 (358) Falco richardsoni Ridgway. 



Richardson Merlin. 



Syn. — Falco coluinbarius var. richardsoni. 



.Status — Known only from the record by H. W> Ileushaw of a specimen secured al 

 Walker Basin,, August 28., 1875. 



