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Show 163 * 193. Ohts vulgaris L., var. wilsonianus Less. Long- eared owl. Not uncommon. Resident. 194. Otus ( Brachyotus) brachyotm ( Gmel.). Short- eared owl. " Common throughout the Territory" ( Coues). 4< Breeds about Tucson" ( Bendire). • 195. Syrnum oceidentale ( Xantus). Western Barred Owl. Breeds and is resident about Tucson ( Bendire). • 196. Scops asio ( L.), var. macoalli Cass. Western Mottled Owl. Numerous in the eastern section. Resident. 197. Scops fiammeola Lioht. Flammnlated Owlet. A single specimen secured by Dr. C. G. Newberry a short distance south of Camp Apache in September. Doubtless a resident. 193. Bubo virginianm ( 6m.), var. arcticus Sw. Western Great Horned Owl. Common; resident. * 199. Gtaucidiumpasserinum ( L.), var. californicum Sclat. The Californian Pigmy Owl. Very numerous in the White Mountains; probably very generally distributed. Resident. 200. Glaucidium ferrugineum ( Max.). Red- tailed Owl. " Resident about Tucson" ( Bendire). * 201. Mlcrathene whitneyi ( Coop.). Whitney's Owl. A single specimen taken by Dr. Cooper at Camp Mojave in April. Found breeding near Tucson by Captain Bendire. * 202. Speotyio cunicularia ( Mol.), var. hypugcua ( Bp.). Burrowing Owl. Quite numerous at many localities in Eastern Arizona. Resident. FALCONHXE. The Falcons. * 203. Falco lanarim var. polyagrus Cass. American Lanner. Not oommon. " Colorado Chiquito River" ( Kennedy). Observed on quite a number of occasions in Eastern Arizona. Resident. • 204. Faloo communis Gmel., var. anatum Bon. Duck Hawk. Not uncommon in Northeastern Arizona. " Resident about Tucson" ( Bendire). * 205. Falco columbarius L. Pigeon Hawk. " Common resident at Fort Whipple" ( Coues). Occurs also in the eastern portion of Territory. " 206. Falco femoralis Tenim. Aplomado Falcon. Southern Arizona) along the border; probably found in the east as high as the Gila Valley. • 207. Falco sparverius L. Sparrow Hawk. Numerous everywhere. Resident. * 204. Polyborus tharus ( Moll.), var. auduboni ( Cass.). Caracara Eagle. " Colorado River" ( Kennerly); ( Mollhausen). * " Breeds about Tucson and is resident" ( Bendirejj. • 209. Pandion kalketus L. var. oarolinensis ( Gmel.). Fish Hawk. Occurs on all the larger streams. Resident. 210. Nauclerus forficatus ( L). Swallow- tailed Kite. Not personally met with by Dr. Coues, bnt given by him on the strength of reliable authority. • 211. Circus cyaneus, ( L.) f var. Kudsonim ( L.), Marsh Hawk. Numerous. Resident. • 212. Nisusfuscus ( Gmel.). Sharp- shinned Hawk. Of common occurrence. Resident. • 213. Nisw oooperi ( Bon.). Cooper's Hawk. Generally distributed and common. Resident. * 214. Asturina niiida Cass., var. plagiata ( Schleg). Mexican Hawk. Rather oommon in the neighborhood of Tucson, where probably resident. • 215. UrubutingaanthracinaKitzsch. Observed by Captain Bendire in 1872, and eggs procured; seen twice by myself in Southeastern Arizona in 1874, where it seems to be not an uncommon species. " 216. Parabuteo unicinctus ( Temm.). var. harrisi. ( Aud.). Harris Buzzard. A single specimen procured by Kennerly and Mollhansen on the Colorado River. * 217. Buteo stoainsoni Bon. Swainson's Hawk. A widely- distributed resident of the Territory, and numerous. • 218. Buteo zonozercus Sclater. Band- tailed Hawk. " A single specimen procured on the Gila River September 24, 1864" ( Coues). Doubtless rarely straggles within our borders iu summer. # • 219. Buteo lineatus ( Gmel.), var. elegans Cassin. Red- bellied Hawk. A single specimen taken on the Little Colorado by Dr. Kennerly. • 220. Buteo borealis ( Gmel.), var. calurus Cassin. Western Redtail. Quite common. In summer mostly confined to the ojountaius. Resident. Harlan's Hawk ( B. harlani) is, with but little doubt, an inhabitant of the Territory; bat though specimens have been obtained in New Mexico, none are as yet known from Arizona. • 221. Archibuieo ferrugineus ( Licht.). California Squirrel Hawk. " Quite abundant about Fort Whipple, especially in winter " ( Coues). Probably most numerous toward the northern border, though it has been found breeding near Tucson by Captaiu Bendire, where it is resident. 222. Archibuieo lagopus Brum., var. sanctijohannis ( Penn.). Rough- legged Hawk. |
