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385. Road-runner. GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS. Resi- 

 dent ; not common ; restricted to southern portion of the 

 State ; breeds throughout its range ; rare above 5,000 

 feet, though one was found in the Wet Mountains at an 

 altitude of 8,000 feet. 



387. Yellow-billed cuckoo. COCCYZUS AMERICANUS. 

 Rare summer visitor, on the authority of Major Bendire. 



387a. California cuckoo. COCCYZUS AMERICANUS occi- 

 DENTALIS. Summer resident ; not uncommon locally ; 

 mostly found on the edge of the plains, but occasionally 

 up to 8,000 feet in mountains. 



388. Black-billed cuckoo. COCCYZUS ERYTHROPHTHAL- 

 MUS. Rare migrant ; only two records. 



390. Belted kingfisher. CERYLE ALCYON. Common 

 resident; breeds from plains to 10,000 feet; a few remain 

 in winter. 



393e. Rocky Mountain hairy woodpecker. DRYO- 

 BATES VILLOSUS MONTicoLA. Common resident; breeds 

 from plains to 11,000 feet; winter range almost the 

 same. 



394c. Downy woodpecker. DRYOBATES PUBESCENS 

 MEDIANUS. Visitor; rare, if not accidental. 



394b. Batchelder's woodpecker. DRYOBATES PUBESCENS 

 HOMORUS. Common resident ; breeding range from plains 

 to 11,500 feet; winter range from plains to 10,000 feet. 



396. Texan woodpecker. DRYOBATES SCALARIS BAIRDI. 

 Resident ; rare and local ; southern range generally. 



401 b. Alpine three-toed woodpecker. PICOIDES AMER- 

 ICANUS DORSALIS. Resident; not common; a mountain 

 bird ; range, 8,000 to 12,000 feet; even in winter remains 

 in the pine belt at about 10,000 feet. 



