472 



XORTII AMERICAN BIRDS. 



Geococcyx californianus, Raird. 



FAISANO; ROAD-BTTNNEB ; CHAFABBAL COCK. 



Saurothera ailiJ'unuaiKi, Lksson, Compli'in. liiitl'. VI, 1829, 420. — Botta, Ann. di". Muh. 

 1835, r21, 1)1. ((/ii|m St. I.uciis to .San Kriuicisco). (Jc.hcoccijj- curinjalii, Waolkh, Isis, 

 V, 1831, 524. Siiuriilhrra Imlht: (Ill.Al.svil.l.K), I.ksson, Tiiiitu dOrn. I, 1831, 145. 

 Jlii>loj)tcriiii I'lnlifiis {IacIiT.) IJciIK, Isis, 1831, 541 (no dcsi'iiption). (feocoecin- iiiaticun, 

 llAi..i..vrii, Kcv. Zoiil. 1844, 215. — MTai.i,, I'r. A. X. Sc. Ill, .Inly, 1847, 234.— 

 Bos. ("onsp. 1850, 97. — In. Consji. Zyj,'o(I. in Atrii. Itiil. 1.H54, 5. — lIi;r.i!MA.NS, J. 

 A. N. .Sc. I'll. 2il sciii's, II, 1853, 270. — XKWiiKKltS Zoiil. ( al. and Oirgon Kontc, 

 91, r. 1!. 1!. liiji. VI, 1857. SiiKra/hn-ii iiuinjinafd, Kmv, Isi.s, 1832, 991 ; tab. x.vvi 

 (li){. of Iicad anil foot). Lrp/asloiiKt hmijiciiudit, ISWAIN.sdN, Birds, II, 1837, 325. — 

 CiAMnKi,, I'r. A. X. S. I, 1843, 2(13. Gcococciij' mcx-icuiiim, (Iamuki,, .). A. X. Sc ''d 

 sciii's, I, 1849, 215 (not of Gm F.I.I. s). — C'Assix, III. I, 1855, 213, jil. xxxvi. — Sclatku, 

 fatal. 324, 18(12. — Hkkkm. X, .S', 59 (nest). Gciicocajx culi/nriiidiius, Baikd, Birds 

 X. Am. 1858. 73. — t'oul'Kli, Orn. Ciil. I, 1870, 3(58. 



Sp. Char. Tail very Idmi,'; llii- lateral fcatliLMs iiiiu'li shorte-st. An erectile cre.st on 

 the head. A hari- .skin around and lichind the eye. Li'ga very ioiijr ami stout. 



All the leathers of the upin'r parts uud \viuii;.s of u dull metallic olivaceous-green, 

 broadly edged with white near the end. There i.s, however, a tinge of black in the green 

 along the line of white, which itself i.s .sull'used with brown. On the neck the black pre- 

 ponderates. The sides and inider sin-fac(! of the neck have the white feathers streaked 



Otototryx eali/orniania. 



centrally with black, next to which is a brownish sufTnsion. Tlie remaining under parts 

 are whiti.sh, immaculate. Pritnary quills tipped with white, .ind with a median band 

 across the outer web.s. Central tail-feathers olive-brown ; the others clear dark green, 

 all eilged, and (except the central two) broadly tipped with white. Top of the head 

 dark blacki.sh-blue. Length, 20 to 23 inches; wing, about G.oO ; tail, 12 to 13. Size 

 gcMierally very variable. 



TIab. Middle Texas, New Mexico, and California to Contr.al Mexico. Seen as far 

 north as Fort Reading, California, and Fort ('hadbour-.ic, Texas. Localities : Southeast 

 Texas (Dresser, Ibis, ISOo, 40G, resident; ; W. Arizona (CotTES, P. A. N. S. 1866, 57) ; 

 Cape St. Lue.^s (Xantt's) ; Kioway .Vgency (Dr. Palmer). 



