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ferent times in September, 1889. It is usually in the 

 densest forest. 



28. Buteo borealis calurus (Cass.) Western Red- 

 tailed Hawk. (B. montanus in part of Cooper 

 and previous writers.) 



San Diego, L. B. — Common resident. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. — Common resident. 



Volcan Mountains. W. 0. Emerson. — Seen on every 

 collecting trip; paired and breeding February 20; eggs 

 collected at Live Oak Spring March 20. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. — Tolerably common 

 resident. 



Agua Caliente, San Diego county, Cal. F. Stephens. 

 One seen on March 20, and another April 10, 1886. 



Henshaw, 1876. Of almost universal distribution in 

 the West. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. — March 1, 1885, fresh 

 eggs. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. — 

 Common resident. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. — Common resident. 



Central California. L. B. — Very common resident 

 throughout the agricultural districts; many breed in the 

 Sierra. 



Newberry. It may be said to inhabit all portions of 

 our Pacific possessions. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. — Common. 



Cooper, 1860. An abundant and resident species in 

 every part of the territory I have visited. 



Suckley. I noticed that the poultry yards were as 

 much harassed by this hawk as by the goshawk, neither 

 of which hesitated to seize poultry from the very doors 

 of dwelling houses. This may be accounted for by the 

 fact that on Puget Sound hawks, as a class, are more 

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