1913 1 Qrinnt II -Swarth : Birds and Mammals of San Jacinto 305 



Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi (Sharpe) 

 Northern ( 'actus Wren 



A fairly common species at many points in the Lower Son- 

 oran brush land at the base of the mountains, both on the Pacific 

 and the desert sides. At the mouth of Palm ('anon, and at Dos 

 Palmos in June and again in August, they were seen, though 

 in small numbers, and those observed were exceedingly wild. 

 In San Gorgonio Pass, at Cabezon, Whitewater, Snow Creek and 

 Banning, this was one of the typical birds of the chaparral. 

 About Vallevista, at the western base of the mountains, many 

 were seen during the lii'st week in September. 



Xests were found as follows: At Cabezon, May 5, with two 

 young, May Pi with four eggs, and May 15 with four eggs; at 



Dos Palmos, June 1, with thr iggs. The breeding season is 



of long duration, as. although young were found in the nest 

 early in May, others hut little older were taken near the end of 

 August. 



Twenty-four specimens were collected: .Month of Palm Canon, 

 one (no. 3065), Dos Palmos. four (nos. 248] -2484), Cabezon. six 

 (nos. 1716-1719, 1773, 1774). Snow Creek, four (nos. 2056, 

 2058. 2154). Banning, four (nos. 2022. 2025), Vallevista. five 

 (nos. 3099-3103). 



Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus i Say i 

 Rock Wren 



We recorded the rock wren at but few places in the San 

 Jacintos, though there were some of these localities where it 

 occurred in fair abundance. Several were seen at Kenworthy 

 during May. In Palm Canon, the middle of dune, the birds 

 were seen from 3000 feet down to the mouth of the canon, and 

 two full-grown juvenals were taken. About Dos Palmos and 

 in Deep Canon, during the last week in August, they were 

 numerous. 



Three specimens were preserved: Kenworthy. one (no. 2265), 

 Palm Canon, two (nos. 3063. 3064). 



