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young of the plumed partridge (Oveortyx pictus plumiferus) with 
the old ones ran across the road and scattered among the leaves. 
Every morning in my walks before sunrise I would see the part- 
ridges dusting themselves in the road. I noticed none of the 
California partridge while in the valley. A young lady of our 
party caught two downy young of the sooty grouse (Dendragapus 
obscurus fuliginosus) on the trail going to Nevada Falls June 21st. 
The old birds would not respond to the peeping of the young 
and venture from the bushes and the young were allowed to go. 
Mourning dove (Zexazdura macroura) was seen but once. 
A Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperi) was seen sailing among 
the firs and pines on Glacier top, at an altitude of 3300 feet. 
A golden eagle (Aguzla chrysaétos) appeared once high above 
the Yosemite Falls to let us know that Eagle Point above our 
camp was named for him. 
Belted kingfishers (Ceryle alcyon) were observed along the 
river. 
Four species of woodpeckers were seen in the valley, Harris’, 
white-headed, Californian and red-shafted flicker. 
The peculiar, lonely notes of a California poor-will (hate 
noptilus nuttalli californicus) could be heard nights high up on 
the cliffs above the valley. 
The black swift (Cypseloides niger) is very common high up 
in all the cliffs, particularly the face of Glacier Point. I have 
sat on the rocks of the trail leading up to the point and had them 
sail close over my head and could see them below me moving 
back and forth about the face of the cliff. 
Associated with the black swifts were several.of the white- 
throated (Aéronautes melanoleucus.) 
The only humming-bird observed in the valley was the 
calliope ( 7rochilus calliope). One came within eighteen inches of 
my feet to the flowers of a milk-weed. I often noticed them 
about the young fir tops where they may build their nests. I 
have a male specimen which was shot in my orchard at Hay- 
wards from a flowering peach tree, March, 1880. 
Ash-throated flycatchers (AZjzarchus cinerascens) were several 
times seen in the oak trees near our camp and along the fences 
in the meadows. 
