ORNITHOLOGIST 



AND 



OOLOGIST. 



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 Auuum. 



Established March 1875, 

 Joseph M. Wade, editor and publisher. 



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 single copy. 



VOL. VI. 



NORWICH, CONN., JULY, 1881. 



NO. 



California Pigmy Owl {Ghiuddinu) (jnoma), 'L.iie Size. 



This is one of the siuallest and probably 

 the smallest owl except Whitney's Pig- 

 my Owl {Micrathene Whitneyi) found 

 in North America. It has been captured 



along the whole Pacific slope, and is quite 

 closely related to the European G. passer- 

 inum though specifically distinct. It was 

 first obtained by Dr. Townseiid, near Fort 



