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83. Deudroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. 



Several Yellow Warblers were playing in the bushes near Sara- 

 toga, June 21st. One was noted at Watsonville, June 23d, and the 

 species was well represented in the San Benito Valley, June 26th- 

 28th. 



84. Dendroica occidentalis. Hermit Warbler. 



A single male of this species was seen among the willows at Miu- 

 eral King, July 8th. 



85. Clinclus mexicanus. Ousel. 



Two Ousels were flirting on a raft of logs under a bridge in the 

 town of Boulder, June 22d. One was observed near Mineral King, 

 July 7th, standing upon a rock in the middle of the east fork of the 

 Kaweah River, which at this point is a mass of foaming rapids. 

 Soon it started up the stream but quickly dived under the water to 

 reappear a few moments later some distance below its starting point. 

 This performance was repeated several times. An adult and two 

 full grown young were secured on the Little Kern River at the foot 

 of Shotgun Canon, July 10th. 



86. Oroscoptes montanus. Sage Thrasher. 



The only Sage Thrasher observed was hanging with its neck 

 pierced by a barb of a wire fence in Round Valley, July 19th. 



87. Mimus polyglottos. Mockingbird. 



Mockingbirds were living in the gardens at Lemoore, July 1st. 

 Several were heard near Visalia, July 3d. 



88. Harporhynchus redivivus. California Thrasher. 



The " Mountain Mockingbird " was numerous in the Coast Range 

 between Saratoga and Boulder, June 21st. Several were observed 

 in the foothills near Watsonville, June 23d. 



89. Harporhynchus lecontei. LeConte's Thrasher. 



One was noted between Independence and Big Pine, July 18th. 



90. Thryothorus bewickii spilurus. Vigor's Wren. 



This Wren was frequently heard in the Coast Range north of 

 Boulder, June 21st. 



91. Certhia familians occidentalis. California Creeper. 



Two Creepers were busily examining the trunk of a redwood near 

 Boulder, June 22d. Several were seen at Weishar Mill (altitude 

 6,720 feet), July 7th. One was shot at Kern River Lakes, July 

 14th. 



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