68 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



379. I'ygmy Owj., Glaucidium ffnoma. Eggs, 2 or 3, oblong- 

 oval, more pointed at one end ; .87 -|- 1.17 to .90 -|- 1.18. 

 Breeds in Western United States, from the Pacific coast to 

 Colorado, and from British Columbia south to the table-lands 

 of Mexico, excepting California and coast north, in May. 

 Nests placed in holes of trees. 



379a. California Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium gnotna califor- 

 nicmn. Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 379, and 

 the nesting habits are similar. Breeds in California and coast 

 region, north into British Columbia. 



379^. HosKiNs's Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium hosJcinsii. De- 

 scribed by Mr. Brewster, in "Auk" for April, 1888. Eggs, 

 unknown. Breeds in Lower California. 



380. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium phalmnoides. 

 Eggs, probably indistinguishable from those of No. 379. 

 Breeds in Texas and Arizona, south to Southern Brazil. 



381. Elf Owl, MicropaUus whitneyi. Eggs, 3 or 4, rather 

 spherical ; .90 -j- 1.00 to .95 -j- 1.67. Breeds in Southern and 

 Lower California and Arizona, south into Mexico, in May and 

 June. Nests placed in the deserted holes of Woodpeckers, 

 usually made in the giant cactus. 



ORDER Xm. — PSITT ACL Parrots. 



Eggs of this order are usually placed in nests built in natu- 

 ral cavities of trees, or in holes in river banks. 



Family XXXVII. — PSITTACIDJE. Paerots and Par- 

 oquets. 



Eggs, white or greenish, unspotted ; the number deposited 

 is probably 2, but as a number of individuals often lay in one 

 cavity, this is, in some specie's, uncei-tain. 



382. Carolina Paroqukt, Conurus carolinensis. Eggs, 2, 

 rather oval, pointed at one end, creamy white ; 1.07 -|- 1.35 to 



