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27. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea (i5(7;/t?/>.). Burrowing Owl. 

 McGregor and Fiske. — Fresh eggs can be found at Santa Cruz about 



April 15. It usually nests in deserted squirrel holes, about four feet deep. 

 Kaeding. — Fairly common, breeding. 



28. Glaucidium gnoma californicum (Sc/.). California Pygmy Owl. 



Two heavily incubated eggs and the female parent were taken by 

 George H. Ready on June 8, 1876. The eggs were in a deserted wood- 

 pecker's hole in a dead poplar two miles from Santa Cruz on the San Lor- 

 enzo River.' Fiske shot a female at Soquel, September i, 1882.2 In May, 

 1881. Skirm found a nest with three eggs. 3 



29. Geococcyx calif ornianus (Less.). Roadrunner. 



Emerson. — Observed only once along an old unused mountain road. 

 Kaeding. — Two seen May 5. McGregor and Fiske. — Rare at Santa Cruz, 

 where we observed them in July and September. 



30. Ceryle alcyon {Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. 



Emerson. — I found this fisherman along the streams at all times. 

 Kaeding. — Common along every stream. McGregor and Fiske. — Found 

 breeding along streams in the mountains and taken at tide-water on the 

 San Lorenzo. 



31. Dryobates villosus harrisi (.-:/// rt'.j. Harris Woodpecker. 



Emerson. — A male, the only one seen, was shot. Kaeding. — Not 

 common. Eggs taken May 28 were about one-third incubated. McGreg- 

 or. — I took one at Santa Cruz August 17, 1891. 



32. Dryobates pubescens gairdneri (.-Ind.). Gairdner Woodpecker. 

 Collected at Santa Cruz by Fiske and McGregor. Emerson. — Found 



commonly all through the forests. Kaeding. — Conunon and undoubtedly 

 breeding. 



33. Dryobates nuttalli ((7«w/^). Nuttall Woodpecker. 



Emerson. — Seen more particularly among the oak timber. Kaeding. 

 — Conmion and undoubtedly breeding. 



34. Sphyrapicus varius ruber (Gmel.).^ Red-breasted Sapsucker. 

 Emer.son. — This species seemed to be more comuon about the old ap- 

 ple orchards, where three or four were sure to be seen among the trees. 



35. Sphyrapicus thyroideus {Cass.). Williamscn Sapsucker. 



This species and .S". rnber have been taken near Santa Cruz by Vrco- 

 man and are considered by him to be migrants. 



36. Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi Ridgw. Californian Woodpecker. 

 Emerson. — Was only seen in the openings among the dead trees. At 



one place where I camped at the summit of the mountains for ten days, 

 was a slight hollow where there was a small stream. There were here 

 several tall, burnt trees on which a pair of these woodpeckers had their 

 store-house for acorns. Every morning a regular tag game came off be- 



1. Cooper, Bull. Nutt. Oniith. Club, IV, 1879, p. 86. 



2. Nat. Hist. S. C. Co., p. 56. 

 j. Belding, op. cit., p. 55. 



^. Grinnell, Condor, III, 1901, p. 12. 



