APLOMADO FALCON. 
359. Falco fusco-ccerulescens. 14 inches. 
Found in some of the more southerly states, Texas, Arizona, 
New Mexico and Central America. In habits it is very much 
the same as the following, getting its supply of food, con¬ 
sisting of small birds and insects, on the plains covered with 
the cactus and yucca, in which they build their nest of twigs, 
lining it with roots and grass, in which they lay three or four 
eggs, creamy white, strongly marked with shades of brown 
(1.75 x 1.30): 
DESERT SPARROW HAWK. 
360a. Falco sparverius phalcena. 11 inches. 
This is next to the smallest of the Falcons, the Eastern 
form being a trifle smaller. They cannot be mistaken for 
any other species, because of their bright color and markings 
as illustrated. Their flight will almost of a certainty identify 
them at a long distance, a few rapid wing beats, then a 
short sail, alternately. Their food consists of grasshoppers, 
mice and an occasional small bird. 
Nest. —Is built in the cavity of some tree, either in the 
woods or open field. The eggs are placed on the decayed 
wood without any lining. 
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