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186 (348) Archibuteo ferrugineus (Lichtenstein) Gray, 



Ferruginous Rough-IvEG. 



Syn. — Falco ferrugineus; Buteo californica. 



Status — Fairly common resident in the interior west of the Sierras; north through the 

 Sacramento Valley and south into San Diego County. 



187 (349) Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus) Spriingli. 



Golden Eagle. 



Syn. — Aquila canadensis; Aquila chrysaetus canadensis. 



Status — Common resident chiefly in mountainous localities throughout the State. 



188 (352) Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Linnieus) Boie. 



Bald Eagle. 



Status — Common resident and breeding species among the Santa Barbara Islands; also 

 occurs locally along our whole seacoast, and as an occasional visitant inland along the 

 larger streams and lakes. 



289 (355) Falco mexicanus Schlegel 



Prairie Falcon, 



Syn- — Falco polyagrus; Falco lanarius; Falco ine.vicanus var. polyagrus. 

 Status — Fairly common resident of the valleys and foothill regions throughout the State 

 east of the humid coast belt; breeds chiefly in Upper Sonoran, 



'90 (356) Falco anatum anatum Bonaparte. 



Duck Hawk. 



Syn. — Falco peregrinus anatum; Falco nigriceps; Falco peregrinus; Falco comtnunis 



var. ncrvius; Falco communis var. anatum. 

 Status — Fairly common resident locally throughout the State^ though chiefly coastwise. 



^91 (357) Falco columbarius columbarius Linnaeus. 



Pigeon Hawk. 



Syn. — Hypotriorchis colu}ubarius\ A£salon columbarius; Fako lithofalco. 

 Status — Fairly common resident.; recorded chiefly during the winter months from in- 

 terior valleys. 



192 (357 a; Falco columbarius suckleyi Ridgway. 



Black Merlin. 



Syn. — Falco lithofalco var. suckleyi. 



Status — Rather rare winter visitant into the northern part of the State. 



393 (358) Falco richardsoni Ridgway. 



Richardson Merlin. 



Syn. — Falco coluvibarius var. richardsoni. 



Status — Known only from the record by H. VV. Henshaw of a specimen secured at 

 Walker Basin, August 28^ 1875. 



