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102. Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus). 



GoLDKx Eaglk. 



Synonyms — Aquila canadensis; Aquila clwysactiis var. canadensis. 



Status — A fairly common resident of the higher mountain ranges in northern 

 Arizona, and in the eastern part of the state south to the Mexican boundary Hne. 

 Found breeding at Prescott (Coues, i8g2b, p. 201) ; reported as resident in the 

 Santa Catahna Mountains (Scott, 1886, p. 423), and in the Huachuca Moun- 

 tains (Swarth, 1904b, p. 7) ; an old nest seen in the latter range (Swarth MS). 

 Recorded from various other scattered localities: in summer, San Francisco 

 Mountain, Santa Catalina Mountains, Keam Canon, etc. ; in fall and winter, 

 Grand Canon, Fort Whipple, Huachuca Mountains, etc. Not observed anywhere 

 in the western deserts. 



103. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Linnaeus). 



B.\LD Eagle. 

 Status— Reported by "Mearns (1890a, p. 53) as breeding at Stoncman's 

 Lake, in the Mogollon Mountains. Coues met with it at Fort Whipple, and 

 Henshaw at Fort Apache in southeastern Arizona: a specimen is listed by Fish;r 

 (1893a, p. 97") as collected in the Mogollon Mountains in January. 



104. Falco mexicanus Schlegel. 



Prairie Falcon. 

 Synonyms — Falco polya<::nis; Palco lanarius var. polyagnis; Falco sakcr var. 



polyagrus. 



Status— Fairly common resident throughout the state : reported from many 

 different points, winter and summer. Found breeding on San Francisco Moun- 

 tain (Merriam, 1890, p. 90), and in the Huachuca Mountains (Howard, 1902, 

 p. 57), and an occupied nesting site observed on the Colorado River near the 

 mouth of Bill Williams River in the si)ring of 1910 (Mus. \'ert. Zool.). 



10=;. Falco peregrinus anatiim Bonaparte. 



Duck Haw^k. 



Synonyms — Falco anatiint: Falco nigriccps : Falco comniunis var. anatum. 



Status — Resident and apparently common in the mountains of central Ari- 

 zona (Mearns, 1890a, p. 54). In the more southern parts of the state it is a 

 rather uncommon migrant. 



106. Falco columbarius columbarius Linnaeus. 



Pigeon Hawk. 



Synonym — Hypotriorclus columbarius. 



Status — I know of no instance of this species breeding in Arizona. It oc- 

 curs as a fairly common migrant, and, in some localities, possibly as a winter visi- 

 tant. 



