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nesting season, giving away to chrysolcsma a short distance to the 

 north and east. 



Apheloco77ia califorjiica 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 sinicaiiis. American Ravkn. Very common 

 from the coast to the highest point visited on San Pedro. 



Picicorvits cohimbiamcs. Clark's Nutcracker. In May, 

 1889, a single specimen was secured at I,a GruUa from a flock of 

 Cyanocephalus. Later the fragments of another were found 

 where they had been left by a hawk or owl; not met with in 

 1893. 



Cyajiocephalus cyanoccphahcs. 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 grassj' 

 meadows. 



Icterus cucullatiis nelsoni. Arizona Hooded Oriole. Yery 

 common along the base of the mountain and in all of the lower 

 valleys, but not seen above the live oaks at 4500 feet. 



Scolecophagits 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 cassini. 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 difiicult to 

 secure. Not given in Bryant's list. 



