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Merrill on Birds of Fort Klamath, Oregon. [April 



dead pines. One nest near the Agency was built and occupied bj Ospreys 

 in 1SS6, and by a pair of these Eagles in 18S7. Three nests examined be- 

 tween June 15 and 20 contained each two joung nearly as large as the 

 parents. 



Falco peregrinus anatum. Resident and not uncommon. 



[A female, shot March 16, 18S7, has the top of head slaty brown, about uni- 

 form with the back, but Mr. Ridgway, who has examined the specimen, 

 writes me that it is "not nearly dark enough for F. p. pealei," and adds, 

 "we possess very much darker specimens from eastern localities." — W. B.] 



Falco columbarius. A fine male was shot April 24 while chasinga Spar- 

 row. Early in August many small dark-colored Hawks, probably suckleyi 

 were observed along the shores of Diamond Lake, leisurely migrating 

 southward in families of five and six. 



[The male above referred to does not in the least approach suckleyi but, 

 on the contrary, is rather paler than average eastern specimens of colum- 

 barius.— \N. B.] 



Falco sparverius. Common summer visitor, arriving early in April and 

 nesting in Woodpecker holes near the tops of the highest pines. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Common, especially on Williamson's 

 River. 



Asio wilsonianus. Rather common. Their eggs are usually deposited 

 in an old Magpie's, nest. 



Asio accipitrinus. Common in the marsh in autumn and winter. In 

 one specimen a pellet ready for regurgitation contained ten nearly perfect 

 skulls of a shrew, a species of which, and field mice, were nearly always 

 found in the stomachs. 



Nyctala acadica. A male taken in an open shed on February 21. About 

 the middle of April the curious notes of this Owl were frequently heard 

 just outside the Fort. 



Megascops asio kennicotti.? Heard on several occasions and well known 

 to the settlers, but I was unable to obtain any specimens. 



Bubo virginianus subarcticus .^ Rather common resident. No specimens 

 obtained. 



Glaucidium gnoma. Common resident. One captured February 21 

 had just struck at a Robin and was struggling with it on the ground. It is 

 said to be especially abundant in summer at Modoc Point, and to feed 

 upon a lizard that is common there; I have also found fragments of field 

 mice in the stomachs. Insects, however, and especially grasshoppers, 

 constitute the greater part of its food when they can be obtained; when 

 the Owl is searching for these the smaller birds pay little attention to it, 

 even if it happens to alight near them. 



(Tb be continued.) 



