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57. Surnia ulula caparoch (Miill.) American Hawk 



Owl. 

 British Columbia. John Fannin. — 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. Abiindant 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 



