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Astur gentilis albidus (Menzb.). White Goshawk. Hartert, page 
1149. 
On May 22, a beautiful specimen of White Goshawk, mounted, was 
examined in Hakodate. It is the property of Mr. Alfred Denbigh who 
secured the bird at Oest, Kamchatka, about September 1, 1922. The 
entire plumage was white, but on the breast each feather had a pale 
brownish central band and brownish shaft, giving to these parts a darker 
tinge. Mr. Denbigh states that this hawk is common at Oest where it has 
been seen preying on the ptarmigan. 
Haliaetus leucocephalus alascanus C. H. Townsend. Northern 
Bald Eagle 
Bald eagles were seen almost daily from Vancouver as far west as 
Kyska. Sometimes they appeared singly, but as a rule in twos, and a few 
times three strong, as at Seechelt, B.C., where, on March 1, three were in 
a game of cross-purposes as though a flirtation or courtship were in progress. 
All brown eagles without white were taken to be immatures of this species. 
Bald eagles were most numerous at Dolgoi bay, where six were seen circling 
simultaneously above the bleak hills, and at Nazan bay where four were 
seen on the wing together. At Dolgoi bay a large cod-fish, picked clean to 
the head by these hunters, was found on the hillside. The magpie seen 
here probably obtained at least part of his living by following the eagle. 
On April 9, at Nazan bay, a brown eagle was seen to chase an adult for 
some time and they “presented arms” and did wondrous aerial manoeuvres 
several times. 
A pair at the entrance to the big lagoon at Kuluk bay, April 11, 
almost certainly were nesting and probably had eggs. One or other of the 
two birds constantly occupied the flat-topped projection near the brow 
of a high cliff above the shore, and without doubt this was their summer 
stronghold. 
On the return, August 8, at Unalaska, an adult pair and an immature 
were seen near where they were said to nest yearly, but whether the imma- 
ture was a young one of the year could not be learned. Only one eagle 
was seen along the inside passage on the return trip. Evidently most of 
the birds seen here daily in March were then on their wintering ground or 
were migrants moving northward. 
Falco peregrinus pealei Ridgway. Peale’s Falcon 
On the morning of March 14, as the Thiepval was off Hinchinbrook 
headland, Alaska, about 10 miles from shore, a black Duck Hawk appeared 
from the landward quarter, flew across our path, and after quartering 
about a moment as though interested, turned southward and disappeared 
seaward. He was probably not so far from land merely for an airing. 
Capt. Freeman, who knew the bird well, told of seeing it on different 
occasions striking down small sea-birds on the wing. Later the Duck 
Hawk was seen at Atka island, Kyska island, and Attu island. Most of 
these birds were posting along the shore as though in migration; but at 
Kyska two pairs, that from their actions had their nest-sites picked for 
the season, were reported by Lieut.-Col. Broome. 
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