Appendix, 



40. Burrowing Owl; Speotyto cunicularia hypog^ea 

 (Bonap. ). 



Easily recognized by its habit of frequenting open 

 fields. No ear tufts. Length nine and a half 

 inches. Above grayish brown, spotted with 

 white; below whitish buff, barred with brown. 

 The throat and breast white, interrupted by a 

 brownish bar. The feet very long and slender 

 for an owl, giving it a distinctive appearance. 

 An abundant resident of the open valleys and 

 foothills of the State. 



41. Pygmy Owl; Gnome-Owl; Glaucidium 

 gnoma Wagl. 



Size diminutive. Length about seven inches. 

 Back uniform dark brown, inclining to reddish 

 or grayish, dotted with fine round white spots; 

 under parts white, with streaks of blackish on the 

 breast, and brown on the sides. A resident 

 species in both the Coast Range and Sierra 

 Nevada Mountains. 



CUCKOO FAMILY. 



Toes two in front and two behind. Two very 

 different species. 



42. Road-Runner; Geococcyx calif or nianus (Less. ) . 

 A ground dweller, running with great rapidity and 



agility. Extreme length nearly two feet; body 

 very slender and tail long. General coloration 

 dull grayish and brownish, streaked with whitish 

 and with iridescent gloss of green. Living in 

 the sage-brush, and most abundant in southern 

 California. 



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