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142. Bald Eagle. 



(Haliseetus leucocephalus.) 



The Province at large. A resident. The most abundant 

 bird of prey we have, especially along the coast, where at 

 the mouths of some of the rivers and inlets they congregate 

 in great numbers. Breeds throughout its range. Nest, a 

 bulky affair, usually on the broken top of some lofty pine, 

 though I saw one at Howe Sound not over twelve feet 

 from the ground. This bird is the emblem of the Great 

 Republic south of us ; but whatever virtues it may possess 

 while in "the land of the free" to keep it in this exalted 

 position, it certainly falls from grace when north of the 

 forty-ninth parallel. Here it is a buzzard of the lowest 

 type, stooping to the foulest kind of carrion. 



143. Prairie Falcon. 



(Falco Mexicanus ) 

 Taken at Chilliwhack by Allen C. Brooks. 



144. Duck Hawk. 



(Falco peregrinus anatum.) 



Tolerably common, both east and west of Cascades. 

 Partially migratory. A few remain throughout the winter 

 on Vancouver Island. 



145. Peale's Falcon, 



(Falco peregrinus pealei.) 



Not common. I have taken it at Burrard Inlet, and 

 Mr.. Brooks has observed it at Chilliwhack. 



146. Pigeon Hawk. 



(Falco columbarius. ) 



Common east and west of Cascades, and ranging well up 

 into the Rocky Mountain District, in which locality I have 

 taken it in its most perfect plumage. 



147. Black Merlin. 



(Falco columbarius suckleyi.) 



A common summer resident along the coast. Abundant 

 on Vancouver Island. 



