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of ait iid Manuel did double work that cis Aliuost. no fines were 
seen on the highest part of the trail where the pines began tobe 
common, but after we had travelled farther into the ican on 
begun the descent towards el rancho San Francisquito, a a rul 
crowned wren ( Regulus calendula) was taken, also two other v 
ties, which have been recently described by Mr. Brewster, St. Lucas 
nuthatch (.Si#a carolinensis lagune) and mountain towhee ( Pipilo 
maculatus magnirosiris). A number of other Californian birds were 
taken or noted. We arrived at the deserted ranch about noon, 
and immediately started to circuit the region adjoining. As it was 
very certain that not more than one day could be had for collecting, I 
did not attempt to prepare specimens in camp, but secured as many 
as possible during that afternoon; these were evicerated and treated 
with dry arsenic, by which they were preserved until we returned 
to Agua Caliente. The night proved to be the turning-point of that 
interesting side trip. No one slept that night and all fought mos- 
quitoes, provisions were low and the deer had been hunted by some 
party who had left a day or two before our arrival, as the undistrubed 
ashes of their camp-fire, the remnants of roasted palm heads and the 
feet of several deer gave evidence. An afternoon and one forenoon 
was all the time that could be had for collecting, yet in that short 
interval I met with such desiderata as Viosca’s pigeon ( Columba 
Sasciata viosce),a pair of the ashy titmouse ( Parus inornatus cin- 
erasceus ), and a flock of Grinda’s bush-tit ( Psal/riparus minimus 
grinde), from which seven specimens were preserved. Only one 
Baird’s junco (/unco bairdi) was met with and collected, and the 
single specimen of cape robin ( Merula confinis) which was seen was 
shot and lost; this species was heard several times, and the Mexi- 
cans said it was very common at certain seasons in these mountains. 
Narrow-fronted woodpeckers (JZ f. angustifrons) were here met 
with and easily obtained; I afterwards found them in the oaks at the 
foot of the mountains when returning to Agua Caliente. This sec- 
tion of country was the home for Xantus’s hummingbird, and where- 
ever flowers were in bloom several individuals could always be seen. 
The return trip was made in better time, but one night being 
passed on the trail, making four nights of sleeplessness and torment 
from mosquitoes. With regrets we left Agua Caliente, passed 
through Santiago and travelled towards the coast at Buena Vista; 
from this vicinity is shipped on schooners many tons of the bark of 
