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37. Columba fasciata. Band-tailed Pigeon. Seen occasionally in winter. Said 
to be abundant in high ranges of the Gabilans. 
38. Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. Abundant summer and sparingly 
winter resident. 
39. Gymnogyps californianus. California Vulture. Formerly abundant, but 
now rarely seen. 
40. Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. Abundant resident for the greater part 
of the year, but notably scarce for a few weeks in midwinter. 
41. Elanus leucurus. White-tailed Kite. Occasionally seen. 
42. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. Occasionally seen. 
43. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common winter resident. 
44. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper’s Hawk. Common winter resident. Occasion- 
ally breeds. 
45. Accipiter atricapillus striatulus. Western Goshawk. Very rare visitor. 
46. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Redtail. Common resident. 
47. Buteo lineatus elegans. Red-bellied Hawk. Occasional fall visitor. 
48. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson’s Hawk. Sparingly summer resident. Some 
years not noted. 
49. Archibuteo ferruginous. Ferruginous Rough-leg. Rare winter visitant. 
50. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. Resident. Several pairs have lived here 
for years. 
51. Falcomexicanus. Prairie Falcon. Sparingly winter resident. 
52. Falco sparverius deserticolus. Desert Sparrow Hawk. Abundant resident 
except in years of drought. 
53. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. Once seen. 
54. Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. Common resident. In some places 
the river has washed against the alluvial banks and made perpendicular 
bluffs 20 or 30 feet high. Along these bluffs this speeies breeds in numbers 
in old squirrel holes. It also breeds occasionally in holes in trees. 
55. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl. Sparingly resident. A few 
nests have been found, but this species is seldom seen ordinarily. 
56. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. Once noted. 
57. Megascops asio bendirei. California Screech Owl. Common resident. Diffi- 
cult to say whether it is abundant or not. 
58. Bubo virginianus (subsp.) ? Horned Owl. Common resident and quite 
abundant. Our series has never been passed upon by an expert and the 
variations are great. 
59. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. Common resident; scarce 
some years. 
60. Geococcyx californianus. Roadrunner. Common resident. 
61. Coccyzus americanus occidentalis. California Cuckoo. One ? taken June 
4, 1899. No other record. 
62. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Common resident. 
63. Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis’s Woodpecker. Common resident. 
The subspecies in this locality is intermediate, and seemingly hyloscopus 
rather than harrisi. 
64. Dryobates pubescens gairdneri. Gairdner’s Woodpecker. Common resident; 
quite abundant. 
65. Dryobates nuttalli. Nuttall’s Woodpecker. Common resident. 
