10 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Jan.. 



Corvus americanus hesperis. California Crow. 



On October 1 a large flock of crows were noted on a meadow near the 

 mouth of Horse creek. Later in October a single individual was seen 

 in a meadow at Grater's. Numbers were observed along the Klamath 

 near Oak Bar toward the middle of March (6th and 11th). 



Nucifraga columbiana. Clarke Nutcracker. 



Two individuals were observed on December 29 on the ridge between 

 Horse and Salt creeks. Mr. Doney, a miner of more than ordinary in- 

 teUigence and veracity, stated that this bird is common on the highest 

 parts of the Siskiyou all through the summer. This is another indica- 

 tion of the presence of a Hudsonian zone on these mountains. 



Carpodacus purpureas californicus. California Purple Finch. 



A male specimen was secured on February 1 on the ridge between 

 Horse and Salt creeks. The bird was at the top of a large oak singing 

 loudly. We took the singing as a sign of spring coming, but we had 

 severer weather after that than before. 



Astragalinus psaltria psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. 



Soon after reaching Grater's ranch, September 7, these birds were 

 common in a pasture near the house. But within a few days, and 

 before specimens were secured, they took their departure. 



Junco hyemalis hyemalis. Slate-coloredJunco. 



A single male specimen was shot on January 25 from a black oak in 

 the dooryard at Grater's. There were other j uncos about at the time, 

 but all seemed to be of the Oregon form. This skin measures, wing 

 78 mm., tail 71. The tips of the dorsal feathers are shghtly brownish, 

 but the bird agrees explicitly with selected north-Alaskan and Atlantic 

 coast specimens. This makes about the twenty-second instance of the 

 occurrence of this form in California. 



Junco hyemalis oreganus. Oregon Junco. i 

 Junco hyemalis thurberi. Sierra Junco. J 



Juncos seemed to constitute the most common species throughout 

 the Transition of the Siskiyou region. Not a day passed without num- 

 bers being seen. On and after December 4, when the first snow fell, 

 they became very common about camp, where they worked continu- 

 ally in the old garden. Out of sixteen skins brought home, six are at a 

 glance recognizable as oreganus; they are just like Seattle and Sitka 

 specimens. Four others are just as typically thurberi when compared 

 with Mt. Wilson skins, while the remaining six are partly immature and 

 are less precisely referable. It might be surmised that the Oregon 



