For 10 points—name the state bird of New Mexico, able to travel as fast as fifteen miles per hour.
Also known as the "chapparal bird", it excretes excess salt through its nasal gland, rather than through the urine like most other birds. It acquires water by eating snakes and is usually brown-colored. A member of the cuckoo family, it is known formally as Geococcyx californianus. For 10 points—name the state bird of New Mexico, able to travel as fast as fifteen miles per hour.
Also known as the "chapparal bird", it excretes excess salt through its nasal gland, rather than through the urine like most other birds.
{roadrunner} [accept {Geococcyx californianus} before it is read]