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Canon, near Pasadena, November 27, 1896, and female taken by W. B. Jud- 

 son at Cerritos, Los Angeles County, Marcb 27, 1897. Noted once or twice 

 by J. G. Cooper in the Cuyamaca Mountains, San Diego County, during- the 

 spring of 1862 (Am. Nat. yiii. 1874, 16), and recorded by L. Belding as rare 

 in winter in San Diego County (Land lids. Pac. Dist.. 1890, 42). 



165. (356a) Falco peregrinus anatum Bonaparte. Duck Hawk. 

 Common resident on the Santa Barbara Islands. Less plentiful on the 



mainland. Breeds mostly in March. O. W. Howard took a set of three 

 slightly incubated eggs on Santa Cruz Island, April 5, 1906, and I took a set 

 of four eggs, about one-fourth incubated, on Catalina Island, April 8, 1904. 

 J. Dixon took three eggs, advanced in incubation, at San Onofre, San Diego 

 County, March 28. 1906 (Condor vm, 1906, 94). A. M. Ingersoll took four 

 slightly incubated eggs near San Diego, March 12, 1897. 



166. (357) Falco columbarius columbarius Linnaeus. Pigeon Hawk. 

 Common in the foothill and mesa regions in fall, winter and spring. 



167. (357a) Falco columbarius suckleyi Ridgway. Black Pigeon 

 1 Iawk. 



One record. J. F. Illingworth took a male at Claremont, Los Angeles 

 County, December 6. 1895. This specimen is now in the collection of J. 

 Grinnell. 



168. (357b) Falco columbarius richardsoni Ridgway. Richardson 

 Pigeon Hawk. 



Two records. F. S. Daggett took a bird of the year in fresh fall plumage, 

 in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, October 31, 1903 (Condor 

 vii, 1905, 82), now no. 5856 collection F. S. Daggett. H. W. Marsden took an 

 immature female at Witch Creek, San Diego County, February 9, 1904 (Bishop, 

 Condor vii, 1905, 142), now no. 10157 collection L. B. Bishop. 



169. (360a) Falco sparverius phalaena (Lesson). Desert Sparrow 

 1 Iawk. 



Very common resident. Breeds mostly in April and May. J. Grinnell 

 took five slightly incubated eggs near Pasadena, March 18, 1893, and E. Parker 

 took five half incubated eggs near Claremont, June 27, 1897 (Pub. 2, Pasadena 

 Acad. Sci., 1898, 23). On April 16, 1910, H. C. Burt took several sets of eggs 

 of this species from deserted nests of the Yellow-billed Magpie in Alisio Canon, 

 Ventura County. 



170. (364) Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmelin). Osprev. 

 Common in spring, summer and fall on several islands of the Santa Barbara 



group. Occasional on the mainland coast. A few winter as far north as San 

 Diego (Belding, Land Birds Pac. Dist., 1890, 46). J. G. Cooper found the fish 

 hawk common along the coast of Ventura County in the early 70's ( Auk iv, 1887, 

 91 ). Since that time they have been almost exterminated along the mainland 

 coast. Many have been shot by gunners and most of those remaining have taken 

 refuge on the islands. E. Davis saw a pair at a nest near Laguna Beach, Orange 

 County, March 5, 1895. The Osprey breeds plentifully on San Clemente and 



