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pying three separated areas — the slopes and valleys south and 

 wesl from San Jacinto Peak, down to about 6000 feet, a limited 

 territory about the summits of Santa Rosa and Toro peaks with 

 their connecting ridge, and the top of Thomas Mountain. 



In Strawberry Valley white-headed woodpeckers were fairly 

 common on the broken ground at the bases of the surrounding 

 mountain sides, but were noi seen nut in the middle of the 

 valley. In Round Valley and in Tahquitz Valley they were mil 

 common, though seen occasionally; on August 1 a few were noted 

 on some high ridges just below San Jacinto Peak. Although 

 the territory occupied by this woodpecker on Santa Rosa Moun- 

 tain and on Thomas .Mountain is limited in extent, the species 

 was abundant at both places, more individuals being seen at 

 these points than in any other areas of similar extent. 



Several of the birds collected were redolent of the Wood ants 



upon which they had been feeding; the plumage is more or Less 

 stained and gummed with pitch from the trees they frequented. 



On Santa Rosa and Toro young in the nes1 holes were 

 observed dune •'!<); full grown young flying about in the timber. 

 but attended by their parents, were secured at Puller's Mill. 

 July 3, at Strawberry Valley, duly 7, and at Round Valley 

 duly 9. 



Specimens were secured as follows: Puller's Mill, five (nos. 

 1992 1996 . Dutch Plat, one (no. 2146), Strawberry Valley, two 



i nos. L'oTti. 2.V77 . Round Valley, thr nos. 2186 2188), Thomas 



Mountain, three (nos. 3018 3020 . Santa Rosa Peak, four nos. 

 241!). 2422-2424). Toro Peak, two i QO s. 2420. 2421 ..twenty in all. 



Examination of all the adults of Xenopicus now available 

 from southern California, in comparison with lately acquired 

 material from the Sierra Nevada, shows the large bill of the 

 former to be constantly diagnostic. In other words, the existence 

 of the race gravirostris is confirmed. 



Sphyrapicus varius daggetti Grinnell 

 Sierra Red-breasted Sapsucker 

 Evidently a rare species in the mountains, or at any rate so 

 quiet and secretive as to elude observation readily. Seen only 

 at Fuller's Mill (6000 feet), and at Tahquitz Valley (8000 feet 



