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Rare. Less than half a dozen published records for southern 

 California and Arizona. 



Range: Canada and northern United States, and in mountains to 

 southern Mexico. 



SPOTTED SCREECH OWL 



(373.1. Otus trichopsis) 1\ in. 



A Screech Owl showing rather definite whitish spotting on fore- 

 back; upper parts generally a mixture of black, brown, and buff. 

 Occurs also in reddish phase, like the bird of eastern United States, 

 irrespective of sex. 



S. V. Rare. In the United States known only from the 

 Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, whence it ranges to 

 Guatemala. 



FLAMMULATED SCREECH OWL 



(374. Otus flammeolus) 7 in. 



A very small Screech Owl, with short ear-tufts and much rusty in 

 the plumage. The rarest and least known of all the Owls occurring in 

 our territory. 



Range: High mountains from southern British Columbia, Idaho, 

 and Colorado to Guatemala. Recorded five times from the San 

 Bernardino Mountains of southern California. Appears more numer- 

 ous in southeastern Arizona. 



THICK-BILLED PARROT 



(382.1. Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) 16 in. 



Green, with forehead and bend of wing red. A long-tailed, rather 

 slender Parrot, with very large bill. 



The only member of the Parrot family now occurring within 

 United States borders west of Florida. 



Southeastern Arizona S.V. in mountains. Very irregular in 

 occurrence. In flocks, sometimes of large size, that have been doubt- 

 fully recorded as damaging cultivated crops. Not known to nest north 

 of Mexico. 



TEXAS KINGFISHER 



(391. Ceryle americana septentrionalis) 1\ in. 



Male: Dark metallic green above, broken by white collar; wings 

 white-spotted; breast banded with color of back, sides green-spotted; 

 otherwise mostly white below. 



Female: Rufous breast-band and no green spotting on sides. 



Recorded on Colorado River and in extreme southeastern Arizona. 

 Only one recorded capture. Ranges from southern Texas and northern 

 Mexico to northwestern South America. 



