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Mountains from the upper edge of the pifion belt up to the summit. In 

 the*latter range a pair occupied a cavity in a dead Pinus flexilis on the 

 divide east of Lone Pine. Dr. Mernam saw a male on the summit of the 

 White Mountains between Deep Spring Valley and Owens Valley, June 

 9, and Mr. Kelson saw the species in the same mountains and on 

 the plateau at head of Owens Valley the following month. 



In the Argus range, above Maturango Spring, a male was seen with 

 a snake in its talons, which was carried to a height of several hundred 

 yards and dropped, for what reason was not evident. 



In Owens Valley the sparrow hawk was common at Lone Pine in 

 December, 1890, and was found sparingly in the summer from Little 

 Owens Lake to the head of the valley in the White Mountains. It was 

 seen along the South Fork of Kern River, July 3-10 ; at Kern ville, July 

 11-12, and was common in Walker Basin, where it was feeding on grass- 

 hoppers, July 13-10. 



Mr. Palmer found it common on Peru Creek and inCastacCaiion,near 

 Newhall, June 30, and in San Francisquito Pass, July 1. In the High 

 Sierra it was seen at Menache Meadows, May 24-26 ; was common at 

 Big Cottonwood Meadows during the summer; common at Whitney 

 Meadows from below timberline to some distance above it during the 

 last of August ; at Round Valley, 12 miles south of Mount Whitney 

 August 28; at Soda Springs or Kern River Lakes, early in September; 

 and along the Kaweah River in August. Mr. Bailey found it common 

 at Monterey, September 28 to October 9, and Mr. Stephens at Reche 

 Canon, September 22-24. 



Mr. Nelson found it common in the San Joaquin Valley October 5-27 

 and abundant along the route from San Simeon to Carpenter! a and 

 Santa Paula in November and December. 



It was common near San Luis Obispo, where one was seen with a 

 small snake in its talons. It was sitting on a fence post eating the 

 snake, and when startled flew oft, carrying the reptile. 



Record of specimens collected of Falco sparverius dcserticolus. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



33 

 428 





Sierra Nevada, Calif. 

 do 



Aug. 12, 1891 

 Aug. 28, 1891 



B. B. Butcher 



A. K. Fisher 



Big Cottonwood Meadows. 

 Round Valley. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. 



The fish hawk was observed by Dr. Merriam in two localties, Death 

 Valley, California, and Pahranagat Valley, Nevada. In the former 

 place a single individual was seen at Furnace Creek just before dark 

 on April 10. In Pahranagat Valley he saw several at the lake May 

 24, and in the evening of the same day shot one by mistake for an owl, 

 as it hovered over the camp lire after dark. 



