_Falco columbarius_ (Linn.).

Apparently more common east of the Coast Range. A few have been taken
on the Coast. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.

167. BLACK MERLIN.

_Falco columbarius suckleyi_ (Ridgw.).

Abundant; summer resident on Vancouver Island and portions of
Mainland. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.

168. RICHARDSON'S MERLIN.

_Falco richardsonii_ (Ridgw.).

Not common on Vancouver Island; a few specimens have been taken near
Victoria. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.

169. DESERT SPARROW HAWK.

_Falco spaverius phaloena_ (Lesson).

Abundant throughout the southern portion of Mainland, including
Vancouver Island, from the coast to Rocky Mountains.

PANDION Savigny.

170. AMERICAN OSPREY. FISH HAWK.