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ORDER RAPTORES. BIRDS OF PREY. (Continued^ 



SUBORDER FALCONES. VULTURES, FALCONS, HAWKS, BUZZARDS, EAGLES, KITES, 



HARRIERS, ETC. (Continued?) 



FAMILY FALCONIDJB. VULTURES, FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES. (Continued.} 



SUBFAMILY ACCIPITRIN^E. KITES, BUZZARDS, HAWKS, GOSHAWKS, EAGLES. (Continued.} 



GENUS HALL-EETUS SAVIGNY. (Continued.} 



Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linn.). 

 Bald Eagle. 



SUBFAMILY FALCON I N^E. FALCONS. 

 GENUS FALCO LINNAEUS. 

 Falco islandus Briinn. 

 White Gyrfalcon. 



Falco rusticolus Linn. 

 Gray Gyrfalcon. 



Falco rusticolus gyrfalco (Linn.). 

 Gyrfalcon. 



Falco rusticolus obsoletus (Gmel.). 



Black Gyrfalcon. 

 Falco mexicanus Schleg. 



Prairie Falcon. 

 Falco peregrinus anatum (Bonap.). 



Duck Hawk. 

 Falco columbarius Linn. 



Pigeon Hawk. 

 Falco regulus Pall. 



Merlin. 

 Falco tinnunculus Linn. 



Kestrel. 

 Falco sparverius Linn. 



American Sparrow Hawk. 



Falco dominicensis Gmel. 

 Cuban Sparrow Hawk. 



GENUS POLYBORUS VIEILLOT. 

 Polyborus cheriway (Jacq.). 

 Audubon's Caracara. 



SUBFAMILY PANDIONIN^E. OSPREYS. 

 GENUS PANDION SAVIGNY. 

 Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.). 

 American Osprey. 



SUBORDER STRIGES. OWLS. 



FAMILY STRIGIDJE. BARN OWLS. 

 GENUS STRIX LINN^US. 

 Strix pratincola Bonap. 

 American Barn Owl. 



