. North American birds eggs . sible ledges of Black G/rfalcon. F/iIro nifiticohis abfiolttuN. Range.—Labrador; south casually, in winter, to Long slightly darker variety. Eggs indistinguishable. Data.—Ungava coast,Labrador, May 25, 1900. Nest a heap of seaweed and feathers on sea cliff. 3eggs secured by an Esquimau who was lowered to the ledge by a Prairie Falcon. Fnlro mexicanus. Range.—United States west of theMississippi, and from Dakota andWashington southward to Mexico. This species abounds in suitable lo-calities, generally placing its nests up-on rocky l
. North American birds eggs . sible ledges of Black G/rfalcon. F/iIro nifiticohis abfiolttuN. Range.—Labrador; south casually, in winter, to Long slightly darker variety. Eggs indistinguishable. Data.—Ungava coast,Labrador, May 25, 1900. Nest a heap of seaweed and feathers on sea cliff. 3eggs secured by an Esquimau who was lowered to the ledge by a Prairie Falcon. Fnlro mexicanus. Range.—United States west of theMississippi, and from Dakota andWashington southward to Mexico. This species abounds in suitable lo-calities, generally placing its nests up-on rocky ledges and cliffs, and some-times trees, generally upon the banksof some stream. The nests are massesof sticks, lined with weeds and three or four eggs have a reddishbuff ground color, and are thicklysprinkled and blotched with reddishbrown and chestnut; size x —Obispo Co. Cal., April 6, in a pot hole in face of limestonebluff; eggs on«bare sand in a , H. R. [Hedclish iiiecmi,±x. IV. ;nn. North American Birds Eggs. 169 35 6. Duck Hawk. Falco jiercgrinusanatum Range.—Whole of North America, breed-ing locally, chiefly in mountainous re-gions, throughout its range. This beautiful species, characterized byits black moustache, is the most graceful,fearless, and swiftest of the Falcons, strik-ing down birds of several times its own■weight, such as some of the larger breeds quite abundantly on the Pacificcoast and in certain localities in the Da-kotas, laying its eggs on the rock} eggs are similar to those of thePrairie Falcon, but are darker and bright-er, in fact they are tue darkest, brightestmarked, and most beautiful of Falconeggs; size x Data.—Stark Co.,N. D., May 4, 1901. Eggs laid on the graveCollector, Edw. Dodd.
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