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Canon, near Pasadena, November 27, 1896. and female taken by W. B. Jud- 

 son at Cerritos, Los Angeles Connty, Marcb 17 , 1897. Noted once or twice 

 by J. G. Cooper in the Cuyamaca Mountains, San Diego County, during the 

 spring of 1862 (Am. Nat. \ni, 1874, 16), and recorded by L. Belding as rare 

 in winter in San Diego County (Land Bds. Pac. Dist., 1890, 42). 



165. (356a) Falco peregrinus anatum Bonaparte. Duck Hawk. 

 Connnon resident on the Santa I'arbara Islands. Less plentiful on the 



mainland. Breeds mostly in March. O. W. Howard took a set of three 

 slightly incubated eggs on Santa Cruz Lsland, April 5, 1906, and I took a set 

 of four eggs, about one-fourth incubated, on Catalina Island, April 8, 1904. 

 J. Dixon took three eggs, advanced in incubation, at San Onofre, San Diego 

 County, March 28. 1906 (Condor viii, 1906, 94). A. M. Ingersoll took four 

 slightly incubated eggs near San Diego, March 12, 1897. 



166. (357) Falco columbarius columbarius Liimaeus. Pigeon H.\wk. 

 Common in the footliill and mesa regions in fall, winter and spring. 



167. (357a) Falco columbarius suckleyi Ridgway. Black Pigeon 

 Hawk. 



One record. J. F. Illingworth took a male at Claremont, Los Angeles 

 County, December 6, 1895. This specimen is now in the collection of J. 

 Grinnell. 



168. (357b) Falco columbarius richardsoni Ridgway. Richardson 

 Pigeon Hawk. 



Two records. F. S. Daggett took a bird of the year in fresh fall plumage, 

 in the San Fernando \' alley, Los Angeles County, October 31, 1903 (Condor 

 \ii. 1905, 82), now no. 5856 collection F. S. Daggett. H. W. Marsden took an 

 immature female at Witch Creek, San Diego County, February 9, 1904 (Bishop, 

 Condor vii, 1905, 142), now no. 10157 collection L. B. Bishop. 



169. (360a) Falco sparverius phalaena (Lesson). Desert Sparrow 

 Hawk. 



\"ery common resident. Breeds mostly in April and I\Iay. J. Grinnell 

 took five slightly incubated eggs near Pasadena, ^larch 18, 1893. and E. I'arker 

 took five half incubated eggs near Claremont, June 17, 1897 (Pub. 2, Pasadena 

 Acad. Sci.. 1898, 1Z\. On April 16, 1910, H. C. Burt took several .sets of eggs 

 of this species from deserted nests of the Yellow-billed Magpie in Alisio Caiion, 

 X'entura County. 



170. (364) Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (C.melin). Osprev. 

 Common in spring, summer and fall on several islands of the Santa Barbara 



group. Occasional on the maiidand coast. A few winter as far north as San 

 Diego (Belding, Land I'.irds Pac. Dist.. 1890, 46). J. G. Cooper found the fish 

 hawk common along the coast of Ventura County in the early 70's (-\uk iv, 1887. 

 *n ). Since that time the}' have been almost exterminated along the mainland 

 coast. Many have been shot by giumers and most of those remaining have taken 

 refuge on the islands. E. Davis saw a jiair at a nest near Laguna Beach, Orange 

 County, March 5, 1895. The Osprey breeds plentifully on San Clemente and 



