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 x6 THE CONDOR I Vol. II 43 VALLEY PAR'rRrDGE. Callipepla caliComica vallicola. Once or twice Valley Partridges have strayed down as far as this from the foothills, but it is of rare occurence as there is no cover for them. 44 GA:VtBEL'S PAR'RIDGE. Callipeplagambeli. On Sept. 6, 896, I shot an adult male of tiffs species. Whether it was an escaped cage bird or not, I cannot say, but I know of no place in the vicinity whence it could have escaped. 4.5 BAND-TAILED PIGEON. Columbafasciata. On Nov. 2, x896, I shot an imma- ture Band-tailed Pigeon with yellow down still attached to the feathers on the head and neck. 46 MOURNING DOVE. Zenaidura macroura. A resident, common during the breeding season, but quite rare through the winter. 47 TURKEY VULTURE. Cathartes aura. Can be seen circling overhead almost any time, but seldom alights unless there is some special attraction. 48 WI-IIi'E-TAILED KITE. Elanus leucurus. An irregular migrant, generally seen in the fall but never at all numerous. 49 MARSH HAWK. Circus hudsonins. A common migrant, occasionally seen in the winter. 5 SHtARV-SHINNED HAWK. Accipiter vela:. Common in the fall migration and through the winter; more rare in the spring. 5  COOVER'S HAWK. Acczbiter cooperi. A regular migrant, most common in the fall. 52 WESTERN REDTAIL. zrluleo borealis calurus. A fairly common migrant, often seen in the winter. 53 RED-BELLIED HAWK. zruteo linealus eleans. Of very rare occurence. 54 SWAINSOWS HAWK. Buteo swainsoni. A regular and rather common fall migrant. I have never seen any but the dark plumaged birds. 55 FERRUGINOUS ROUGHLEG. Archibuteoferrzineus. A rare migrant. All the hawks are much more common in the fall than in the spring. While usually only single birds are seen, during the fall migration, I have sometimes seen quite large flocks of different species of hawks migrating together. On Oct. x6, x897, I counted over a dozen hawks in a flock directly over me, while there were as many more in sight further away. The majority were Swainson's, but I could also distinguish Redtails and Ferruginous Roughlegs, besides others that I could not identify. 56 GOLDEN EAGLE. Aquila chryscelos. Frequently seen flying over during the fall and winter, but I have only known one to alight in this vicinity. ,57 PRAIRIE FALCON. Fa/co me.eicanus. 58 DUCK HAWK. Falcoperegrinus analurn. Both of these species are often seen during the migrations and through the winter. 59 PtGEON HAWK. Falco columbaris. Seen occasionally in the fall and w3nter. 60 DESERT SeARROW HAW. b3*lco sparverius deserticolus. A migrant and winter resident, but while quite common during some winters, in others it is hard- ly seen at all. 6 A:VtERICAN BARS OWL. Strixpratincola. There are some Barn Owls in the vicinity nearly all through the year. One year a pair laid their set in an opening in the roof of the house. As the set was taken, they went to the house next do'or where they raised their brood successfully. 62 CALIFORNIA SCREECH OWL. egascops asio bendireL Of very rare occur- rence. 63 PACIFIC HORNED OWL. Bubo virginianuspacificus. On Oct. 2, 898, Mr. G. F. Morcom shot a female. I have seen one or two others. 64 BURROWING OWL. Speolyto cunicularia hypogYe. Several pairs of Burrowing Owls breed in the fields in the vicinity, but they can hardly be called common. 65 CALIFORNIA CUCKOO. Coccyglgs americanus occidentalis. A very rare migrant. i have not seen more than three or four in as many years. Concluded in next issue.