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young of the plumed partridge [Oreortyx pidus phcmiferus) 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 fidiginosus) 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 [Zenaidura ■rnacroicra) was seen but once. 



A Cooper's hawk {Accipifer cooperi) was seen sailing among 

 the firs and pines on Glacier top, at an altitude of 3300 feet, 



A golden eagle {Aquila chrysdetos) appeared once high above 

 the Yosemite Falls to let us know that Eagle Point above our 

 camp was named for him. 



Belted kingfishers {Coyle alcyott) 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 [Phalce- 

 noptilus 7iuttalli californicus) could be heard nights high up on 

 the cliffs above the valley. 



The black swift {Cypscloides 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 (^A'ironautes vielanoleucus.') 



The only humming-bird observed in the valley was the 

 calliope {Trochilus 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 {Myiarch:cs ci)ierasce7is) were several 

 times seen in the oak trees near our camp and along the fences 

 in the meadows. 



