. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 224 NESTS AND EGOS OF. 356. Duck Hawk (Ftoiu Brelim;. 357. PIGEON HAWK. Falco coliimbarius Linn. Geog. Dist—North America is general, south in winter to West Indies and northern South America. A handsome little Falcon, generally distributed throughout North America, and known to breed in various sections from latitude 40° northward, but the ma- jority breed north of the United States. It subsists mostly on smaller birds, together with an occasional mouse or small squirrel, capturing them on the wing. When in pursuit of its prey the speed
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 224 NESTS AND EGOS OF. 356. Duck Hawk (Ftoiu Brelim;. 357. PIGEON HAWK. Falco coliimbarius Linn. Geog. Dist—North America is general, south in winter to West Indies and northern South America. A handsome little Falcon, generally distributed throughout North America, and known to breed in various sections from latitude 40° northward, but the ma- jority breed north of the United States. It subsists mostly on smaller birds, together with an occasional mouse or small squirrel, capturing them on the wing. When in pursuit of its prey the speed of its flight is something astonishing. Known to breed as far north as the Anderson and McKenzie River regions in Arctic America, and it Is common in Alaska. During the breeding season it is found as far south as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in various New England States, New York, Delaware, etc. It formerly bred in Ohio, but not of recent date. In the W«st it has been found breeding in Washington Territory, Oregon, Idaho and Utah. Mr. Norris' cabinet contains two sets of four eggs each; one collected in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah, May 29, 1868. They have a cinnamon ground color, heavily spotted and blotched. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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