Appendix. 



b". An inhabitant of groves in the 

 interior valleys ; tail long. 



Young California Cuckoo 43 

 '. Plain dark brown above and on sides 

 below; throat and breast white; flight 

 sustained. 



White-throated Swift . 63 

 '. Plain brown above and below. 

 a". Throat light; under tail-coverts 

 rufous or cinnamon. 

 a'", A familiar bunting of gardens 

 and thickets. Bill stout; length 

 9 inches. 



California Brown Towhee 135 

 b'". Bill long and curved; length 

 I 2 inches. 



CaHfornian Thrasher 175 



Le Conte's Thrasher 176 

 c"\ Bill flattened and broad; length 

 8 inches. 



Say's Phoebe . 74 



b'\ Rump and tail grayish brown. 

 Flight swift and sustained ; length 

 5 inches. 



Vaux's Swift . 62 



/'. General color blackish or sooty 



brown; head sooty gray. Flight 



swift and sustained ; length 7 



inches. 



Black Swift . . 61 



d". Breast light cinnamon ; tail held 

 erect ; plumage loose and fluffy; 

 size small. 



Wren Tit . . 191 



259 



