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NESTS AND EGOS OF 



356. Duck Hawk (Ftoiu Brelim;. 



357. PIGEON HAWK. Falco coliimbarius Linn. Geog. Dist— North America 

 is general, south in winter to West Indies and northern South America. 



A handsome little Falcon, generally distributed throughout North America, 

 and known to breed in various sections from latitude 40° northward, but the ma- 

 jority breed north of the United States. It subsists mostly on smaller birds, together 

 with an occasional mouse or small squirrel, capturing them on the wing. When in 

 pursuit of its prey the speed of its flight is something astonishing. Known to breed 

 as far north as the Anderson and McKenzie River regions in Arctic America, and it 

 Is common in Alaska. During the breeding season it is found as far south as New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in various New England States, New York, Delaware, 

 etc. It formerly bred in Ohio, but not of recent date. In the W«st it has been found 

 breeding in Washington Territory, Oregon, Idaho and Utah. Mr. Norris' cabinet 

 contains two sets of four eggs each; one collected in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah, 

 May 29, 1868. They have a cinnamon ground color, heavily spotted and blotched 



