INTRODUCTION liii 



Dri/obates nuttallii : Xuttall Woodpecker. - - Recorded from Mount Ham- 

 ilton. 



Spfii/rapi'-its nibcr : Ked-breasted Sapsucker. - - Fairly common winter 

 visitant, principally to Santa Cruz Mountains. 



Melanerpes farmicivarus bainli : California Woodpecker. -- Abundant resi- 

 dent among- the oaks of the valleys. 



Mdann-pes torquatus : Lewis Woodpecker. Winter visitant. 



Colaptes cqfer collaris : Red-shafted Flicker. Abundant resident. 



Phalcenoptilus nuttallii calif ornicus : Dusky Poor-will. Uncommon resi- 

 dent. 



Cfuttura vauxii : Vaux Swift. Summer visitant among- redwoods ; occa- 

 sionally seen in valley. 



Aeronautes melanoleucus : White-throated Swift. Occasionally seen in 

 mig-ration ; breeds near Santa Cruz. 



Calypte anna : Anna Hummingbird. Abundant resident in valleys. 



Selasphorus rufus : Rufous Hummingbird. Occurs plentifully in the 

 spring 1 as a migrant. 



tielasphorus alleni : Allen Humming-bird. Abundant summer visitant in 

 valley and hills. 



Tyrannus verticals : Arkansas King-bird. Rather common summer vis- 

 itant. 



Myiarchus cinerascens : Ash-throated Flycatcher. Summer visitant. 



Sayornis saya : Say Phrebe. Rather common winter visitant. 



Sayornis nigricans semiatra : Western Black Phrebe. Common resident. 



Contopus borealis : Olive-sided Flycatcher. Summer visitant in Santa 

 Cruz Mountains ; not common. 



Contopus richardsonii : Western Wood Pewee. Common summer vis- 

 itant. 



Empidonax difficilis : Western Flycatcher. Common summer visitant. 



Empidonax traillii : Traill Flycatcher. Summer visitant in willow 

 patches along- creeks. 



Otocoris alpestris chrysolcema : Mexican Horned Lark. Common in the 

 open valley. 



Picanuttalli: Yellow-billed Mag-pie. -- Resident in colonies south of San 

 Jose*. 



Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea : l Coast Jay. Abundant permanent resi- 

 dent in Santa Cruz Mountains. 



Aphelocoma calif arnica : California Jay. Abundant resident. 



Corvus americanus: American Crow. --Resident in southern part of Santa 

 Clara valley. 



Agelaius gubernator californicus: Bicolored Blackbird. Breeds abun- 

 dantly in meadows bordering' marshes. 



Agelaius tricolor : Tricolored Blackbird. Occurs locally ; rare. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus : Yellow-headed Blackbird. Breeds in the 

 marshes south of San Jose*. 



Stnrnella magna neglecta : Western Meadowlark. Abundant permanent 

 resident. 



Icterus bullocki : Bullock Oriole. Resident for nesting- season; common. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus : Brewer Blackbird. Abundant permanent, 

 resident. 



Coccothraustes vespertinus montanus : Western Evening- Grosbeak. Occa- 

 sional winter visitants in flocks. 



Carpodacus purpureus californicus : California Purple Finch. - - Common 

 resident in valley and mountains. 



1 A form commonly called frontal ix. but really closer to typical stelleri than to the 

 Sierran form. 



