. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE PIOEON HAWK. 2J)9 Falco rifhardsnnii, ofciir in soiiin of tlicso niouiitaiiis as well, iiiid iiro voiy liiiWlc to !)(' iiiistakcii lor the true Pij^cou Hawk, cncii l)y (airly \v»'ll posted oniitliolojjists, and almost ct'rtaiuly l>y the axcrafic collector. I'ulcss tho ])ar('nt is secured with the ej^'^i's the latter cannot lie identitieil with any cer- tainty. Its ranj.'e northward is quite extended, reachinj;- north ol' latitude (!H" in th
. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE PIOEON HAWK. 2J)9 Falco rifhardsnnii, ofciir in soiiin of tlicso niouiitaiiis as well, iiiid iiro voiy liiiWlc to !)(' iiiistakcii lor the true Pij^cou Hawk, cncii l)y (airly \v»'ll posted oniitliolojjists, and almost ct'rtaiuly l>y the axcrafic collector. I'ulcss tho ])ar('nt is secured with the ej^'^i's the latter cannot lie identitieil with any cer- tainty. Its ranj.'e northward is quite extended, reachinj;- north ol' latitude (!H" in the interior of Uritish North America to Norton Sound and to the shores oi' IJerin^' Sea, in Alaska. In the easleiMi I'nited States the I'ificon Ilawk has been occasionally ttiiserved dnrinj;' the ljreedin, liy Mr. Krazur, who while passing a siiruce-clad knoll, surroimded hy a l>ojij;y swamp, noticed a pair of I'ii^con Hawks cirdiiif;' ai)ov<' the trees, antl approachinji' ijuickly, discovered the nest liuilt in a dense spruce at the intersection of a liorizontal branch with the main .stem, and at a hei<,dit of about 1*) feet. As he clindied tile tree the Hawks, now thorou;;hly alarmed for the safety of tlieii' home, dashed wildly alioiit his head, frecpU'Utly passinji- within a few feet and uttei- iny shrill screams of anifer and dismay. After takini;- the e""s he made a close i'.xamination of the nest, which was found to lie Ncry iiulky, in fact "as lar^'c as a C'row's," and comp(»sed chielly of bark, with some <'oarse sticks suri'oundiu};' the exterior, and a neat soft lining of tiner bark and horse hair. l''ro, Us <it'nei'al appearance he felt convinced that it was constructed liy the llawivs themselves. This was ,lune !â¢; returninji' five da\s later he found lioth birds flyin<i' about the knoll, and their actions indicat<'d that they had built another nest somewhere near, but it could not be found. As he was tlieii on the poi
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