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6. Cathartes aura (Linn.). Turkey Buzzard. 



Emerson.— Could be seen sailing high over the ranges every day. 

 Kaeding.— Common, skimming the hilltops in bunches of three or four. 

 An immature, fully fledged male was shot on June i. McGregor and 

 Fiske. — A common resident, breeding at Santa Cruz. 



7. Elanus leucurus ( VieilL). White-tailed Kite. 



Emerson noted one along the shore between Soquel and Santa Cruz. 

 Fiske considers it rare at Santa Cruz, where he knows of but one set of 

 eggs being taken. 



8. Circus hudsonius {Linn.) Marsh Hawk. 



Emerson. — Common along open fields and along the bay shores be- 

 tween Soquel and Santa Cruz. Two were seen in gray plumage. Mc- 

 Gregor and Fiske. — We have taken the Marsh Hawk near Santa Cruz. 



9. Accipiter velox ( rf7/.v.). Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



Emerson. — Found all through the oak range. A silent forager on 

 small birds at all times, .sailing between the trees like an evil spirit. In 

 vSeptember, 1885. Fiske took a specimen which he referred to this species. 



10. Accipiter cooperi (Bonap.). Cooper Hawk. 



Kaeding saw an adult female on May 10 and Emerson records a single 

 bird. 



11. Buteo borealis calurus (C'rt.s.s-.). Western Redtail. 



McGregor and Fiske found it to be a common resident near Santa 

 Cruz, while Emerson found it common all through the country. Kaeding 

 gives it as breeding but not common. 



[2. Buteo lineatus elegans (Ccf.s.i-.j. Red-bellied Hawk. 



Emerson gives it as having been found breeding by Ingensoll. 



13. Buteo swainsoni i5^)?m/. Swainson Hawk. 

 McGregor and Fiske. — Occasionally seen at Santa Cruz. 



14. Aquila chrysaetos {Linn.). Golden Eagle. 



Skirm^ records the eagle as a "quite common resident" and Fiske has 

 taken its eggs. Emerson. — x^t the summit of one range looking down the 

 slope, a tall redwood stood out alone, some 200 feet high. The wind- 

 broken top was the eyrie of this "king of the air," who could be seen float- 

 ing in circles far down the canyon. Kaeding. — A pair of eagles undoubt- 

 edly breeding among lofty clifi's, were said to have b^en resident there for 

 over ten years. 



15. Haliaeetus leucocephalus (X/««.). Bald Eagle. 

 Fiske saw two in March, 1S85. 



16. Falco mexicanus Schleg. Prairie Falcon. 



Recorded by Fiske as breeding each year on a cliff ei^ht miles north 

 of town. 



I. Belding, op. cit., p. 39. 



