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Nov., ?9o?. I THE CONDOR ?6? Gymnog7ps californianus. California Vulture. This species is recorded on the authority of Mr. Jesse Millikan who mentions the capture of a specimen on the South Fork of the American River in the fall of ?854. (cf. Ta? CoNr)oR II, p ?2.) Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. Observed occasionally circling about the canyons at Fyffe, especially at a spot where a forest fire had destroyed a large growth of timber. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Observed several times near Fyffe flying about in and above the fir timber, where it undoubtedly nests. [Common about Pyramid Peak,. especially in the late summer when a migra- tion seems to be in progress. Have seen it frequently each year usually in dense fir timber, but have never found its nest or collected the young.--W. W. P.] Accipiter c0ope. ri. Cooper Hawk. On June ?o, ?899 Mr. Carriger and I ob- served a hawk which we identified as this species eating a bird in a grove of pines five miles from Placerville. [In the summer of ?897 , about July ?o, on Silver Creek at the base of Pyramid Peak I collected four young just able to fly. The nest was not found, but was undoubtedly in the dense fir timber in the im- mediate vicinity. At Glen Alpine this species is seen almost any day about Lily Lake, where dense thickets of fir and aspen make a favorite retreat.--W. W. P.] Accipiter atricapillus striatulus. Western Goshawk. [A pair of these birds had their nest somewhere is the dense timber on Silver Creek on the west of Pyramid Peak, in June and July ?897. I saw the pair seve- ral times near enough tor positive identification, but they were always extremely wary, and when disturbed from their retreat would circle about with wild cries. In July ?895 presumably the s?me pair were observed, and although we searched the woods diligently could not find the nest or the young. I am reasonably posi- tive [ saw a goshawk in the heavy pine and aspen timber at Glen Alpine, July 3, ?9 ?---W. W. P.] Buteo borealis calurus. Western Redtail. This species was noted occasion- ally at Fyffe and once near Georgetown Junction, but will probably be found to be fairly commou upon investigation. One bird was seen perched on a tall burnt pine in a district which had previously been swept by a forest fire, but it was very wary, changing its position quickly wheu one approached. The other was also in an open district and allowed me to approach to the base of the giant pine on which it had settled. This species doubtless nests in the large conifers, most of which would offer perfect security from human molestation. [Common everywhere in the woods. I have n(?ted it almost every day about ?ny camps on Silver Creek and on Mr. Tallac. Several specimens have been shot each season.--W. W. P.] Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. We observed a single bird flying about the summit of Pyramid Peak in ?9oo. Mr. Pratt of the Sugar Loaf Hotel showed me a pair of wings of this species which he had saved from a bird shot in the fall of ?9oo. It is said to nest regularly in the high, rugged cliffs at Echo. [A pair of these birds have their nest on the craggy westeru face of Pyramid. Peak. The nest is on aledge about 500 feet from the summit and inaccessible On the ni'ght of July 27, t899, which I spent on the summit, a pair of eagles flew close to our campfire as if attracted by the unusual sight. They passed severa 1 times within a few feet of us. Eagles are seen almost every day at Glen Alpine, and they nest both on the cliff iu the canyon and on the cliffs on Mt. Tallac.--W.