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2345,9), killed at Kenworthy, May 22. got into a trap .sot in 

 the chaparral, and with the bait entirely concealed from above 

 by the overhanging bushes, so that the bird apparently must 

 have discovered it by the sense of smell alone. The second one 

 (no. 3138. J 1 ), taken at Vallevista, was caught in the open wash, 

 where the bait was in plain sight. 



[Gymnogyps calif ornianus (Shaw) 



( 'alifornia ( londor 



Was not encountered by any member of the expedition. 

 Formerly abundant, their numbers were greatly reduced through 

 their eating of poisoned meal placed out for bears and other 

 carnivores, and they are now either wholly extinct or extremely 

 rare in these mountains. We were told that a pair formerly 

 nested in the cliffs above Snow Creek, on the north side of San 

 Jacinto Peak.] 



Accipiter velox (Wilson) 



Sharp-shinned Hawk 



The capture of a single bird at Round Valley, -July 7, 

 suggests the possibility of the species occasionally breeding in 

 this region. Another was seen on Tahquitz Peak. July 22. 

 These are the only records for the season. The one secured (no. 

 2074) is an immature male, just beginning to molt into the adult 

 plumage, numerous blue feathers showing among the wins coverts 

 and secondaries. 



Accipiter cooperi (Bonaparte) 

 Cooper Hawk 

 Common, for a hawk; generally distributed over the moun- 

 tains and observed at most of the points visited. We have note- 

 book entries relative to its occurrence at Dos Palmos, Toro Peak. 

 Garnet Queen Mine, Kenworthy, Thomas Mountain, Hemet Lake 

 Strawberry Valley, Tahquitz Valley, Round Valley, Schain's 

 Ranch and Cabezon. Specimens were collected as follows: Gar- 

 net Queen Mine, an adult female and three juvenals (nos. 2387- 

 2390), Strawberry Valley, an adult female (no. 2656), and Valle- 

 vista. an immature male (no. 3457). 



