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Callipepla squamata. Scaled Quail. Very common throughout the valley. 
Females with large eggs in their oviducts were taken May 22. A flock of about 
sixty came for several weeks morning and night into the corral to drink. 
Lophortyx gambeli. Gambel Quail. Seen in the Chiricahua mountains but 
not found in the Dragoons. 
Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi. Mearns Quail. The Mearns quail was not 
seen by me but was reported from Rucker in the foothills of the Chiricahua moun- 
tains and was said to have been abundant about the Dragoons in former years. It 
is well known to the ranchmen who commonly call it the ‘fool quail.’ 
Meleagris gallopavo merriami. Merriam Turkey. Reported from the foothills 
of the Chiricahuas. 
Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. Very Common. They were our 
staple article of food in early summer. 
Melopelia leucoptera. White-winged Dove. One specimen shot in the cotton- 
woods at the ranch. 
Columbigallina passerina pallescens. Mexican Ground Dove. One seen near 
Sulphur Spring May 29. 
Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. Quite common. Always seen soaring 
about the cliffs of Cochise Stronghold. 
Circus hudsonius. Marsh Haw'k. Seen at Sulphur Spring. 
Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Haw’k. One taken near the house at Allaire’s 
ranch in early November. 
Accipiter cooperi. Cooper Hawk. Not uncommon through the winter. 
Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. Rather rare and not often seen. 
A pair had a nest a few miles east of the ranch. 
Buteo swainsoni. Swainson Hawk. The most common hawk. Nests were 
found in the mesquites at elevations of from six to fifteen feet. Fresh eggs were 
taken May 12, 19, 23, 25 and 29. 
Archibuteo ferruginous. Ferruginous Rough-leg. A large hawk thought to 
be this species was seen once. 
Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. Seen occasionally. One day 1 rode over 
a little sandhill and surprised one which was there feeding on a prairie dog. 
Falco mexicanus. Prairie Falcon. One was shot near the ranch in Novem- 
ber. A pair remained about an old deserted house for several weeks in December 
and January. 
Falco sparverius phaloena. Desert Sparrow Hawk. Not common. Noticed a 
number on April nth. Seen occasionally in January. 
Asio wilsonianus. Long-eared Owl. One found dead near the house April ii. 
Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. Common at Sulphur Spring in winter. 
No specimens taken. 
Bubo V. pallescens. Western Horned Owl. A large owl made nightly visits 
to our pigeon boxes and with disastrous effect, but I failed to secure him although 
I watched for several nights. 
Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. A large colony was located 
in a dogtown about 200 yards from the house at Allaire’s ranch. A few were 
seen elsewhere in the valle}'. 
Micropallas whitneyi. Elf Owl. One specimen taken in the Dragoons April 
14. In brushing against a low bush I started this fellow up. He flew quickly 
and alighted in a thick bush where I could not see him distinctly. Not knowing 
what I was shooting, I fired, and was surprised when I picked him up to find an 
owl. 
