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Order Coccyyes
Cockoos Family Coculidae
N Road Runner
Date May 23, 1919
Setm. 34 [illegible]
AOU no. 385
Local Hermon hills LA Calif.
Inc b Advanced
Nest large bulky 4ft up in chapparal
Coll by LE Hoffman
Rem Nest Burned deserted eggs ma
N Road Runner
Date Apr. 1, 1920
Set.m. 13 [illegible]
AOU no. 385
Local Palm Springs Calif.
Inc h Fresh
Nest in choice cactus 3ft up bulky
Coll by Alden H Mills
Rem. Formed 4 days earlier
Bird evidently deserted.
N Road Runner
Date May 14, 1922
Set.m. 35-#4-
AOU no. 385
Local Palm Springs Calif. Col. Bss Calif.
Inc fresh shift sommbed very heavy
Coll by Alden H Mills
Nest in a Cholla cactus 2 ½ ft
Rem up 14" across made of large sticks poorly lined Bird set within 14 ft.
2 young in nest except of hatching. Others as given.