638 List of the Birds of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. (Sept’r, 
80. Bubo virginianus var. pacificus Cass (Pacific horned owl).— 
Quite common. 1 have not found its nest. 
81. Scops asio Linn. (screech owl)—Very common, breeding in 
hollow trees. 
82. Syrnium cinereum Gmel. (great gray owl)—Occasionally 
seen in heavily wooded districts. 
83. Nyetale acadica Gmel. (acadian owl).— I have a single 
example that flew into an open transom at a jewelry store in this 
place. 
84. Glaucidium californicum Sclat. (pigmy owl).—Quite com- 
mon; I have not seen the nest. They are savage little fellows, 
and will attack cage birds in daylight, and I know of two that 
suffered death thereby. } 
85. Nyctea nivea Danel. (snowy owl).—Occasionally killed in 
winter by hunters in this vicinity. 
86. Aquila canadensis Linn. (American golden eagle).—Occa- 
sionally killed by hunters in this vicinity. 
87. Haliaétus leucocephalus Linn. (white-headed eagle).—Com- 
mon along the Columbia, nesting in high trees. I have seen 
them pick up young lambs as fast as they were dropped. 
88. Pandion carolinensis Gmel. (fish hawk)—Common along 
the Columbia and Willamette rivers, nesting on trees. 
89. Falco sparverius Linn. (sparrow hawk).—Very common, 
nesting in holes, usually of a woodpecker. 
G0. Accipiter cooperi Bon. (Cooper's hawk).—Occasionally seen. 
91. Accipiter mexicanus Swain. (Mexican hawk).—I have a 
specimen that I refer to this species. 
92, Accipiter fuscus Gmel. (sharp-shinned hawk).—Moderately 
common, nesting in hollow trees. 
93. Buteo montanus Nutt. (Western red-tail hawk).—Common; 
I have not seen its nest. 
94. Buteo elegans Cass. (elegant hawk)—A single example 
referable to this species. 
95. Circus hudsonicus Linn. (marsh hawk).—Moderately com- 
mon, breeding. 
96. Cathartes aura Linn. (turkey buzzard) —Common during 
summer, sailing the air; have not seen its nest. ie 
97. Columba fasciata Say (band-tailed pigeon)—An abundant 
summer resident, feeding chiefly on berries. They nest in various 
situations much like the commen dove (Z. carolinensis); I found . 
