MOTACILLID^E: Wagtails 



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One species only occurs in our region, though the genus is distributed 

 world- wide. 



Southern California and 

 southwestern Arizona W.V. 

 Abundant locally; in open 

 country, especially attending 

 plowing operations, where 

 unlimited food is easily se- 

 cured. Generally in small, 

 loose flocks. 



DIPPERS. Family Cinclidae 



Short-tailed, thick-bodied,- dark-colored birds, found along swift 

 mountain streams. 



Southern California Res. 

 Fairly common. Mountain 

 streams to 9000 feet or more. 

 -Nest a domed mass" of moss, 

 usually behind a waterfall. 



Arizona Rare. Very few 

 published records. 



THRASHERS and MOCKINGBIRDS. Family Mimidse 



Strictly ground-feeders, except the Mockingbird. The Thrasher bill is 

 an admirable pick with which to unearth buried insects and seeds. 



W.V. Common. Desert 

 areas of southeastern California 

 and southern and western 

 Arizona. Occasional on the 

 Pacific slope of southern Cali- 

 fornia. Usually in small, loose 

 flocks in wide stretches of low 

 brush. Breeds in sagebrush of 

 the Great Basin region. 



