8 PACIFIC COAST AVIFAUNA [NO. 2. 



27. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea (y9^^/aA)- Burrowing Owl. 

 McGregor and Fiske. — Fresh eggs can be found at Santa Cruz about 



April 15. It usually nests in deserted squirrel holes, about lour feet deep. 

 Kaeding. — Fairly common, breeding. 



28. Glaucidium gnoma californicum (Sr/.). California Pygmy Owl. 



Two heavily incubated eggs and the female parent were taken by 

 George H. Ready on June 8, 1S76. The eggs were in a deserted wood- 

 pecker's hole in a dead poplar two miles from vSanta Cruz on the San Lor- 

 enzo River.^ Fiske shot a female at Soquel, September i, 1S82.2 In May, 

 i88t, Skirm found a nest with three eggs.3 



29. Geococcyx californianus (Less.). Roadrunner. 



Emerson. — Observed only once along an old unused mountain road. 

 Kaeding. — Two seen May 5. McGregor and Fiske.— Rare at Santa Cruz, 

 where we ob.served them in July and September. 



30. Ceryle alcyon {Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. 



Emerson. — I found this fisherman along the streams at all times. 

 Kaeding. — Common along every stream. McGregor and Fiske. — Found 

 breeding along streams in the mountains and taken at tide-water on the 

 San Lorenzo. 



31. Dryobates villosus harrisi {And.). Harris Woodpecker. 



Emerson. — A male, the only one seen, was shot. Kaeding. — Not 

 common. Eggs taken May 28 were about one-third incubated. McGreg- 

 or. — I took one at Santa Cruz August 17, 1891. 



32. Dryobates pubescens gairdneri {And.). Gairdner Woodpecker. 

 Collected at Santa Cruz by Fiske and McGregor. Emenson. — Found 



commonly all through the f .r.^sts. Kaeding. — Common and undoubtedly 

 breeding. 



33. Dryobates nuttalli {Gamb.). Nuttall Woodpecker. 



Emerson.— Seen more particularly among the oak timber. Kaeding. 

 — Conmion and undoubtedly breeding. 



34. Sphyrapicus varius ruber {Gmel.).^ Red-breasted Sapsucker. 

 Emerson. — This species seemed to be more common about the old ap- 

 ple orchards, where three or four were sure to be seen among the trees. 



35. Sphyrapicus thyroideus {Cass.). Williamson Sapsucker. 



This species and S. rnber have been taken near Santa Cruz by Vroo- 

 man and are considered by him to be migrants. 



36. Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi Ridgia. Californian Woodpecker. 

 Emerson. — Was only seen in the openings among the dead trees. At 



one place where I camped at the sunnuit of the mountains for ten days, 

 was a slight hollow where there was a small stream. There were here 

 several tall, burnt trees on which a pair of these woodpeckers had their 

 store-house for acorns. Every morning a regular tag game came off be- 



1. Cooper, Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, IV, 1879, p. 86. 



2. Nat. Hist. S. C. Co., p. 56. 



3. Belding, op. ci/., p. 55. 



4. Griiinell, Coudor, III, igoi, p. 12. 



