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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS 
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
GEOLOGY 
Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 61-115 Issued October 12, 1912 

CONTRIBUTIONS TO AVIAN PALAEONTOL- 
OGY FROM THE PACIFIC COAST 
OF NORTH AMERICA 
BY 
LOYE HOLMES MILLER 



CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Introduction ..... Beene scchagacycaust baauctcdececsucava stunt Oaasecsvueteecoecnet ey sores actcan eee 52 
PNGV SST yd Ga FT SS eE Ee 62 
Significance of Osteological Characters in Ornithology ~................... 63 
Review of the Literature ..................22..-0.:0 Scode sescncgeteen sett ce aes oon seageee eee 64 
MVM ea rN UV LAD LO 8 cee rcc~ 0a .- cee nace cennenansveneasnnneas Soearoe dao es Sean 66 
(OUST CEES) TREN TIE Yee ee Se Eee 66 
Miocene Fauna ........ =f Tere So a ett ode casteaas aves oss ene o te eck ce 67 
Pleistocene Fauna .......... Se eae seen eese vac dnactnsnastcepce seen ene <Page tcecsiacaanvasttnecnasnccaeeenee 68 
Potter Creek Cave .................. BF Se i a ee ERE A= 68 
RSSEAAPR OSU COLO Pig a Ses Sea ciue caneeec aaeecac xn cncetienaactnctocssuciaacaS;acatses<orncconenantscuenmaasienee 71 
TRIE EN ee eae a Re Meee Seer 73 
PRISER AES DICTA ES hin one ee ee aceon een e rnaasecs secu eacescanetsrenvaspaerecs/acb eae o=caeaeeaeee 75 
Fossil Lake 78 
REO WEN CNSLOC ONG | cece cecas dectespcctnanascpscuceaueneceeqotencecscerpstecceca>nde-cecpentenaecnneaamve 82 
Present Physiographie and Goppraplie Relations of the West-American 
Regions in which Fossil Avian Remains are known ........-..--.....-... 82 
Relation of Pleistocene Faunas to those of the Present Day —............ 84 
Distribution of the Cathartidae 85 
Distribution of the Faleonidae 92 
ODO ALISA AL SPER D Pt OMD tq 252eeesocenteenaxaceeeeta=-one-aderenadsanana-cnuecazauasauessenenezen= 96 
Possible Influences Conditioning Present Distribution of Certain 
RNA seer teeter eae ee sea acres sanonae sy cede ce miess adore San tensis nana seannaneeatensanene 
Bird Remains as Indicators of Climatie Conditions ~.. 
Time Relations as Suggested by a Study of Bird Remains .......... 105 
Ganges Of PEKEINGHION OF BITGS: <222<-. 00. ---.ccseccnncnnesetcenseensaese Beene Loe 
Tabular Arrangement of West-American Pleistocene Avitaunis eee ane 2 fd 
Bibliography of Pacifie Coast Fossil Avifaunas -...........-...---..---- Rais 
