CONTENTS 



American Long-eared Owl . 168 

 Short-eared Owl .... 169 

 California Screech Owl . . 171 



Pacific Horned Owl ... 173 



Burrowing Owl 175 



Pygmy Owl 178 



III. — COMMON LAND BIKDS IN COLOE GROUPS 

 With Brown, Predominating in Plumage 



Road-runner 181 



California Cuckoo .... 185 



Red-shafted Flicker . . _. 188 

 Dusky Poorwill, or California 



Poorwill 192 



California Nighthawk . . 194 



Texan Nighthawk .... 197 



Say Phcebe 199 



Western Wood Pewee . . 202 

 Pallid Horned Lark, or Des- 

 ert Horned Lark . . . 204 

 California Horned Lark . . 208 

 Ruddy Horned Lark . . . 208 

 Streaked Horned Lark . . 209 

 Gray-crowned Leucosticte . 209 

 Pine Siskin, or Pine Finch . 211 

 Western Vesper Sparrow . . 213 

 Western Savanna Sparrow . 215 

 Bryant Marsh Sparrow . . 216 

 Beldiug Marsh Sparrow . . 217 

 Large-billed Sparrow . . . 218 

 Western GrasshopperSparrow 219 

 Western Lark Sparrow . . 221 

 White-crowned Sparrow . 222 

 Gambel Sparrow, or Inter- 

 mediate Sparrow . . . 224 

 Nuttall Sparrow .... 225 

 Golden-crowned Sparrow . . 225 

 Western Chipping Sparrow . 227 

 Brewer Sparrow .... 228 

 Black-chinned Sparrow . . 230 

 Thurber Junco, or Sierra 



Junco 231 



Point Pinos Junco .... 234 



