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on San Pedro the past season; they appear to be verj^ rare there. 

 At San Telmo a pair have for years nested in a cliff about ten 

 miles from the coast, where they were seen in April of the 

 present year. 



Falco sparveriiis sub. sp.(?) Sparrow Hawk. One or two 

 sparrow hawks were seen on top of San Pedro, but as no speci- 

 mens are in the collection I am unable to say which race occurs 

 there. 



Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. Very common in 

 the lower valleys, but not observed above the live oak belt at 

 3500 feet. 



Syrnium occidc7itale. Spotted Owl. An owl that I think 

 was this species was flushed from a live oak on the slope of San 

 Pedro at about 4500 feet elevation. Mr. Brj^ant has recorded a 

 bird that I saw near the same place in 1887. 



Megascops asio trichopsis.{?) Mexican Screech Owl. 

 Screech owls have several times been seen and heard between 

 the coast and the top of San Pedro, but as no specimens w^ere 

 secured the exact position of the sub-species is somewhat doubtful. 



Bilbo virginianus siibardicus . WESTERN Horned Owl. 

 Very common in the pine timber of San Pedro and in the coast 

 valleys where there is timber enough to afford it shelter. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypogcea. BuRROW'iNG Owl. Seen in 

 several of the vallej^s between Tia Juana and San Telmo. I think 

 none were seen above that point. On June 9 an entire family 

 were seen in the Carriso Vallej', perched on the bushes about 

 the burrow. 



Glaucidium sp. (?) PiG3iy Owl. At Valladares, near the 

 base of the mountain, two were seen by a member of our part}', 

 but not secured. 



Geococcyx calif or7iiamis . Road-runner. Common in the 

 lower valleys and slopes of the mountain. One was reported to 

 me from 7000 feet. 



Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. One was heard on two 

 or three occasions at I^a Grulla, on San Pedro. Common on the 

 coast in winter. 



