24 Cueck List oF 
142. Bald Eagle. 
(Halizetus leucocephalus.) 
The Province at large. A resident. The most abundant 
bird of prey we have, especially along the coast, where at 
the mouths of some of the rivers and inlets they congregate 
in great numbers. Breeds throughout its range. Nest, a 
bulky affair, usually on the broken top of some lofty pine, 
though I saw one at Howe Sound not over twelve feet 
from the ground. This bird is the emblem of the Great 
Republic south of us ; but whatever virtues it may possess 
while in “the land of the free” to keep it in this exalted 
position, it certainly falls from grace when north of the 
forty-ninth parallel. Here it is a buzzard of the lowest 
type, stooping to the foulest kind of carrion. 
143. Prairie Falcon. 
(Falco Mexicanus ) 
Taken at Chilliwhack by Allen C. Brooks. 
144. Duck Hawk. 
(Falco peregrinus anatum.) 
Tolerably common, both east and west of Cascades. 
Partially migratory. .\ few remain throughout the winter 
on Vancouver Island. 
145. Peale’s Falcon, 
(Falco peregrinus pealei.) 
Not common. I have taken it at Burrard Inlet, and 
Mr. Brooks has observed it at Chilliwhack. 
146. Pigeon Hawk. 
(Falco columbarius. ) 
Common east and west of Cascades, and ranging well up 
into the Rocky Mountain District, in which locality I have 
taken it in its most perfect plumage. 
147. Black Merlin. 
(Falco columbarius suckleyi.) 
A common summer resident along the coast. Abundant 
on Vancouver Island. 
