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NO. 5 
California Pigmy Owl {(Hdundhnu (jnohui). Life Size. 
Tliisis one of the siaalleBt ami probably 
the smallest owl except Whitney's Pig¬ 
my Owl {Micrathene Whitneyi) fonml 
in North America. It has been captured 
along the whole Pacific slojie, and is quite 
closely related to the European G. passer- 
inum thougli specifically distinct. It was 
first obtained by Dr. Townsend, near Fcrt 
