VOL. Iv.] Birds of San Pedro Martir. 239 
nesting season, giving away to chrysolema a short distance to the 
north and east. 
Aphelocoma californica obscura. BELDING’S JAY. The status 
of this race is in a condition similar to that of the San Pedro 
Partridge-as already stated. San Diego County birds are indis- 
tinguishable from those from San Pedro, but I am unable to 
secure typical californica from Monterey, the type locality. It 
seems, however, from the series now on hand as if obscura would 
have to be reduced to a synonym of californica. 
Corvus corax stnuatus. AMERICAN RAVEN. Very common 
from the coast to the highest point visited on San Pedro. 
Pictcorvus columbianus. CLARK’S NUTCRACKER. In May, 
1889, a single specimen was secured at La Grulla from a flock of 
—Cyanocephalus. Tater the fragments of another were found 
where they had been left by a hawk or owl; not met with in 
1893. 
Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. PINON Jay. Very abundant 
in the pines on San Pedro. ‘Those taken had their stomachs 
full of beetles and insects that they had caught in the grassy 
meadows. 
Tcterus cucullatus nelsont. ARIZONA HOopED ORIOLE. Very 
common along the base of the mountain and in all of the lower 
valleys, but not seen above the live oaks at 4500 feet. 
Scolecophagus carolinus. Rusty BLACKBIRD. ‘The capture 
of a single specimen at the base of the mountain has been 
recorded in Mr. Bryant’s list. : 
Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. Com-- 
mon in all of the lower valleys; at San Vincente a large colony 
_had taken possession of the old olive trees at the abandoned 
mission and dozens of nests with eggs were seen on April 28. 
At La Grulla they were nesting in the pines in early May; they 
were not noticed away from the large meadows, however. 
Carpodacus cassiné, CASSIN’S PURPLE FINCH. Not uncom- | 
mon on San Pedro in the pines where it is probably resident; 
often seen in flocks of the following but very shy and difficult to 
secure. Not given in Bryant's list. 
