The Key to Scientific Names

Edited by James A. Jobling
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californiana / californianus / californica

California  < myth. Queen Calafia, who ruled an island paradise rich in gold and peopled by Amazons, created (c. 1500) by Spanish novelist Rodriguez de Montalvo.
● Alta California, Mexico (Aphelocoma, Geococcyx).
● California, USA (syn. Buteo regalis, Polioptila).
● Alta California, New Spain (CallipeplaGymnogyps).


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