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Five specimens were preserved: An adult male from Puller's 

 Mill (no. 1999), an adult female (no. 2578) and an adult male 

 (no. 2579) from Strawberry Valley, and a juvenal female (no. 

 3016) and a juvenal male i no. 3017) from Thomas Mountain. 



Colaptes cafer collaris Vigors 

 Red-shafted Flicker 



Not abundant anywhere until about the middle of July, when 

 the young birds began to appear, and the adults, freed from the 

 care of their families, wandered more widely and became more 

 conspicuous. 



A few were noted al Garnet Queen Mine, and on Santa Rosa 

 and Toro peaks, toward the end of June and the first of -July. 

 A nest full of noisy young ones was discovered on the ridge just 

 below Toro Peak, -Inly 1. 



In Strawberry Valley, early in duly, and in Tahquitz Valley 



fowai'd the end of the month, flickers were Leratel} abundant. 



In Round Valley also, during July, a number were seen. The 

 parly ascending the mountains from the San Gorgonio base first 

 encountered the species a1 Schain 's Ranch 1900 feel , no1 having 



observed il at any lower altitude. About Ilemet Lake and on 

 Thomas Mountain, during August, they were abundant 



Five specimens were collected: Schain 's Ranch, one (no. 

 1777 . Poppet Flat, one no. 1998 . Garnel Queen Mine, one 

 i no. 2386 . and Strawberry Valley, two (nos. 2572, 2573). 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli californicus Ridgway 



Dusky Poor-will 



Observed in small numbers at various scattered localities. 

 These ranged from the Lower Sonoran of the desert to the upper 

 limit of Transition, but the birds seen at the highest altitudes 

 in late summer were probably wanderers from below. The species 

 was definitely recorded (occasionally seen, but more frequently 

 heard calling in the evening or early in the morning) as follows: 

 Cabezon, May 1-25, heard calling almost nightly; Banning, 

 June 8-16, occasionally heard calling; Kenworthy. May 19-July 

 4, an occasional bird seen or heard calling at long intervals; 



