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385. Road-runner. Geococcvx californianus. Resi- 

 dent ; not connnon ; restricted to southern portion of the 

 State ; breeds throughout its range ; rare above 5,000 

 feet, though one was found in the Wet Mountains at an 

 altitude of 8,000 feet. 



387. Yellovr-billed cuckoo. Coccvzus americanus. 

 Rare summer visitor, on the authority of Major Bendire. 



387a. California cuckoo. Coccvzus americanus occi- 

 DEXTALis. Summer resident ; not uncommon locally ; 

 mostly fovmd on the edge of the plains, but occasionally 

 up to 8,000 feet in mountains. 



388. Black-billed cuckoo. Coccvzus ervthrophthal- 

 Mus. Rare migrant ; only two records. 



390. Belted kingfisher. Cervle alcvon. Common 

 resident; breeds from plains to 10,000 feet; a few remain 

 in winter. 



393e. Rocky Mountain hairy -woodpecker. Drvo- 

 bates villosls moxticola. Common resident ; breeds 

 from plains to 11 ,000 feet ; winter range almost the 

 same. 



39^c. Dovyny woodpecker. Drvobates pubescens 

 MEDiANUs. Visitor; rare, if not accidental. 



39ib. Batchelder's woodpecker. Drvobates pubescens 

 homorus. Common resident ; breeding range froin plains 

 to 11,500 feet; winter range from plains to 10,000 feet. 



396. Texan woodpecker. Drvobates scalaris bairdi. 

 Resident ; rare and local ; southern I'ange generally. 



401b. Alpine three-toed woodpecker. Picoides amer- 

 icanus DORSALis. Resident ; not common ; a mountain 

 bird; range, 8,000 to 12,000 feet; even in winter remains 

 in the pine belt at about 1 0,000 feet. 



