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;, llMi.'i, to .\|;i\ 1. I'.'iMi. It CDwrs (il)scr\alii)iis in W'hilticr, 

 till' riKMitr Mills. San ( labrirl valUy and llu' l);-acli. Mrs. 

 r.aiKx's r.irds n\ Wislcrn I'nikd Stales. Mrs. W lu'clock's 

 r.irds (if California, and a short interview with I'rofessor Jo- 

 seph ( iriiniell. wert' the sources of my authority. 



Residents. 



Sayornis nigricans. Black Plioebe. — Cdninioii Nesting, or 

 I)()rclies. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blacl;l)ird. — Ahuiidant. 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. — Abundant. — 

 Dest ructivL' to fruit buds. 



Zenaidura macroura. ^Mourning Dove. — Common, especially in 

 the hills and canyons. 



Lanius ludovicianus gambeli. California Shrike. — Especially com- 

 mon in town. 



Pipilo fuscus senicula. Anthony's Towhee. — Abundant in town'--, 

 hills, and valley. 



Astragalinus psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. — Abundant. 



Astragalinus tristis salicamans. Willow Goldfinch. 



Polioplila californjca. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. 



Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. — A constant sight soaring abovv? 

 hills. 



Calypte anna. Anna's Hummingbird. — Common. 



Faico sparverius phaloena. Desert Sparrow Hawk. — Common in 

 the hills. 



Mimus polyglottos leucopterus. Western Mockingbird. — Not 

 much in evidence in fall and early winter. Adorning almost every 

 chimney in spring when they sing jubilantly. 



Sturnelia magna neglecta. Western Meadow'lark. — Common. 



Aphelocoma californica. California Jay. — Common in canyon 

 trees, rare in town. 



Colaptes cafer coilarjs. Red-shafted Flicker. — Common in trees 

 of canyons, rare in town. 



Catherpes mexicanus conspersus. Canyon Wren. — Three records 

 in canyon walks. 



Chondestes grammacus strlgatus. Western Lark Sparrow. — Found 

 in large and small flocks in winter, in pairs in spring. 



Anthus pensilvanicus. Pipit. — Two records. Solitary birds in 

 ranch fields. 



Dryobates nuttalli. Nuttal's Woodpecker. — Rare in canyon trees. 



Larus occidental is. Western Gull.— Abundant on the beach. 



Larus delawarensis. Ring-billed Gull.— Rare. Only two records 

 on the beach. 



