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57. PIGEON HAWK. rnlm <-,, I, nn barium Linn. Geog. Dist. North 

 It general, south In winter to West Indies and northern South America. 



A handsome little Falcon, generally distributed throughout North America, 

 and known to breed in various sections from latitude 40 northward. l>ut tln> ma- 

 jority breed north of the United States. It subsists mostly on smaller birds, together 

 with an occasional mouse or small squirrel, capturing them on the wing. When in 

 pursuit of its prey the speed of its flight is something astonishing. Known to breed 

 as far north as the Anderson and McKenzie River regions in Arctic America, and it 

 la common in Alaska. During the breeding season it is found as far south as New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in various New England States, New York, !>< la 

 ttc. It formerly bred in Ohio, but not of recent date. In the West it has IH-PM found 

 breeding In Washington Territory. Oregon, Idaho and Utah. Mr. Norris' cabinet 

 contains two sets of four eggs each; one collected in the Wasatch Mountains. Utah, 

 May 19, 1868. They have a cinnamon ground color, heavily spotted and blotched 



