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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Series 4, Volume 64, Supplement 1 
Family Cathartidae (New World vultures) 
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus) (turkey vulture) (trogloxene) 
Records: Amador Co.: *Rippled Cave. Calaveras Co.: *Cliff Cave; *Keith’s Chasm; *Rex Cave. Placer Co.: *two small 
caves in quarry south of Alabaster Cave. San Bernardino Co.: *Egg Cave. Siskiyou Co.: *Scorpion Cave; *Wolverine 
Cave. Tuolumne Co.: *Buzzard Cave; *Scavenger Cave; *Vulture Cave. Unknown Co.: *six caves utilized as nest sites 
by the California condor. 
Bibliography: Coffman (1998); Fiack (1978); Fisher (1971b); Frantz (2006); Graening (2010); Hesseldenz (1987); 
McEachem and Grady (1978); Snyder, Ramey, and Sibley (1986); Westberg (2009); Wolff and Wolff (1990). 
Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw) (California condor) (trogloxene) 
Records: San Benito Co.: *shallow caves in Pinnacles National Monument. San Luis Obispo Co.: *shallow caves. Santa 
Barbara Co.: *shallow caves. Ventura Co.: *caves; *cave in Santa Paula Canyon; *Condor Cave. 
Comment: The species is endangered. 
Bibliography: Anonymous (1980); Collins, Snyder, and Emslie (2000); Danehy (1952); Finley (1906, 1908); Koford 
(1953); Kohls and Hoogstraal (1960); McMillan (1968); Snyder and Hamber (1985); Snyder, Ramey, and Sibley (1986). 
ORDER GALLIFORME S 
Family Odontophoridae 
Oreortyx pictus (Douglas) (mountain quail) 
Record: Siskiyou Co.: Upper Heppe Cave. 
ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES (waders, gulls, auks) 
Family Alcidae (auks) 
Cepphus columba (Pallas) (pigeon guillemot) 
Records: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: Santa Cruz Island’. *Double Decker Cave; *Pigeon Guillemots Cave; 
* Shipwreck Cave. 
Bibliography: Brooks (1996); Bunnell (1984, 1988b, 1998c, 1993b, 1999a). 
Cerorhinca moncerata (Pallas) (rhinoceros auklet) (trogloxene) 
Record: San Francisco Co.: Farallon Islands: * Rabbit Cave. 
Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas) (Cassin’s auklet) (trogloxene) 
Records: San Francisco Co.: Farallon Islands: *caves on Southeast Farallon Island. 
Comment: This species lives in burrows in the floor of the caves. 
Bibhography: Steiner (1989). 
Family Laridae (seagulls) 
Undetermined 
Record: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Cave of the Bird’s Eggs (carcass) 
Bibhography: Bunnell (1993b). 
ORDER SULIFORMES 
Family Phalacrocoracidae 
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas (pelagic cormorant) 
Records: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Bat Cave; *Cave of the Swimming Cormorants; *Cormorant Cave; 
*Shipwreck Cave. Ventura Co.: Anacapa Island: *Nesting Cormorant Cave; *Wooden Lettuce Cave. 
Bibhography: Brooks (1996); Bunnell (1988a, 1988b, 1988c, 1999a). 
ORDER STRIGIFORMES (owls) 
Undetermined 
Records: Inyo Co.: *ARC No. 1; Old Spanish Trail Cave. Placer Co.: *Lime Rock Caves; *Lime Rock Cave No. 5. San 
Bernardino Co.: *A Cave; *Owl Pellet Cave; *Prospector’s Cave; *Scaturd Cave. Siskiyou Co.: *two-entrance cave at 
Gazelle (mummified); *Fem Cave (pellets); *Pluto’s Cave (nest); *S Canyon Cave; *Yellowjacket Ice Cave. Tulare Co.: 
*Palmer Cave. 
Bibhography: Blanchard (1973, 1980); Broeckel, B. (1996b); Danehy (1952); Graening (2010); Grundy (2009); Halliday 
(1961b, 1962); Harter (2007); Hopson (1949); Tyler (1863); Wolff, J. (1990a); Wolff and Wolff (1999c, 2000). 
