FALCONID^E : Falcons and Caracaras 



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Caracaras are Vulture-like Carrion Hawks; external characters 

 decidedly vulturine, but anatomically like the Falcons; in general appear- 

 ance they resemble neither. Bill rather Hawk-like; skin of face naked; 

 feet of the walking type. 



Res. Common locally 

 Nests in rocky cliffs of desert 

 mountains. Generally distrib- 

 uted over our region except 

 coastal slope of southern Cali- 

 fornia, where it occurs in winter 

 only. 



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Res. Common on islands 

 off the California coast, where 

 sea-birds afford a limitless food 

 supply. Recorded as resident in 

 mountains of central Arizona, 

 but certainly rare inland. Nests 

 in "pot-holes" or on ledges of 

 rock cliffs. 



Southern California W.V. 

 Sept.-Mar. Occasional 

 Most often seen in or near foot- 

 hills. 



Arizona Appears to be a 

 migrant only, or a rare winter 

 visitant. 



