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6. Plegadis guarauna (Linn). ( White-faced Glossy Ibis.) 

 This bird is not particularly rare in this section of the country, being 

 found near streams and ponds. One was taken in Cohuilla Valley 

 April 1 2th. Iris dull, dark-red. 



May 3rd a flock came about the sloughs on the Gila River 

 above Yuma. They were so wild that I could not get near them, 

 and I at last tried a very long shot across a slough, fortunately 

 winging one. As they were flying about I heard an occasional 

 harsh, heron-like note. The ovaries of the one shot were greatly 

 enlarged. 



7. Tantalus loculator Linn. ( Wood Ibis). This species 

 occurs as a straggler in the San Bernardino Valley in Summer. 

 Only one noted, that at Yuma, May 3rd. 



8. Rallus virginianus Linn. ( Virginia Rail) This 

 is not a common bird in this part of the country. Only one was 

 noticed; Cohuilla Valley April 5th. 



9. PoRZANA CAROLINA (Linn.). (Sord). This species oc- 

 casionally stops at the ponds in Cohuilla Valley during the migra- 

 tions. One was taken April 3rd, another was seen in Bear Valley 

 June 13th. 



10. FuLiCA AMERICANA Gmel. {^American Coot). They 

 breed abundantly on the lakes in the Bear Valley. I found one 

 nest containing twenty-two eggs, it was probably a community 

 nest. 



The nests are generally built of dead rushes, etc., and are 

 placed on tufts of grass growing in the water or on masses of drift- 

 wood near the water's edge. 



11. Gallinago DELiCATA (Ord.). [Wilsoit's Snipe). Rare. 

 A $ of this species shot in Cohuilla Valley, April 2nd, is the only 

 one noted. 



12. yEGiALiTis vociFERA (Linn.). [Killdeer). Common 

 everywhere. 



13. Oreortyx rictus plumiferus (Gould). (^Plumed Par- 

 tridge). One was shot near San Gorgonio May 28th. They were 

 not uncommon in Bear Valley, where several were taken. Young 

 were seen on June 22nd. 



14. Callipepla californica vallicola Ridgw. ( Valley 

 Partridge). Not common in the Cohuilla Valley. A $ taken 

 April 17th, contained eggs ready to be laid. Their stomachs were 

 well filled mostly with caterpillars, but also contained a few seeds. 



15. Callipepla gambeli (Nutt.). {GambeVs Partridge). 



