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.
Pandion halioetus carolinensis (Gmel.).
Common throughout the Province, on Mainland and Island, including Queen Charlotte Islands. Their nest is a huge heap of sticks, usually on the broken top of a tree.