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57. Surnia ulula caparoch (Mull.) AMERICAN HAWK 



OWL. 



British Columbia. John Faiinin. Rare summer resi- 

 dent. 



58. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea (Bonap.) BURROW- 



ING OWL. 



Common in many parts of San Diego County. L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common resident. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Tolerably common 

 resident of the valley. 



Henshaw, 1876. Nowhere in the west does this owl 

 occur oftener, or in greater numbers, than in southern 

 California. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Common. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bry- 

 ant. Rare resident; formerly common. 



Cooper, 1870. Probably one of the most common 

 birds in California. 



Central California. L. B. Very common resident in 

 the valleys and lower foothills as it is, no doubt, in these 

 throughout the State. 



Klamath Basin. Newberry. Less frequent in the 

 Sacramento Valley. 



Suckley, 1860. Abundant at the Dalles; not seen by 

 me west of the Cascade Mountains. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Rare summer res- 

 ident east of the Cascades. 



Henshaw, 1879. (East slope). Numerous in all suit- 

 able localities throughout this region. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. A common summer resi- 

 dent, arriving about the end of March. 



Hoffman. Near Antelope Creek, about 60 miles north 

 of Battle Mountain, two individuals were seen. 



Ridgway. It was most numerous on the dry plains 



