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Lophortyx gambeli. The next day I took another Harporhyn- 

 chus lecontei and saw three more. Rain fell steadily nearly all 

 day, and as that made us independent of wells we struck across 

 country to the Poso Moroneno. Traveling was very bad, and we 

 even mired twice, and were delayed by swollen streams where 

 were dry "washes' as we came down. The scarcity of provisions 

 was becoming a serious matter with us, as we had not counted on 

 delays by excess of water, but we finally reached Caborca, dinner- 

 less. While camped over night twenty miles below Caborca, 

 waiting for the water to subside enough to allow our crossing, I 

 heard at twilight what I supposed was a Micrathene ivhitneyi, 

 but failed to get it. The next morning I heard it again and saw 

 two small Owls in a bush before it was light enough to tell posi- 

 tively what species they were, but the one I shot was Glaucidium 

 phal(Z?ioides ; the other disappeared, so it is possible that the two 

 species may have similar notes, as from their actions I think these 

 two Owls were of the same species. 



Nothing further worth noting was seen until we passed Sasabe. 

 On reaching the good grass we gave the horses a day's rest, and I 

 searched for "Bob-whites,' but failed to find any, but shot a Cen- 

 tronyx bairdi, and the next day a second. Each was alone, not 

 wild ; no note was heard, and its flight was zigzag. 



Reached Tucson September i, having traveled nearly five hun- 

 dred miles on the round trip. While my lot of skins was small, 

 only about fifty, Mr. Pringle brought in a large quantity of plants, 

 very many of which proved to be new, and we voted the journey 

 a success. 



A few days later Mr. Herbert Brown showed me two male 

 Colinus ridgwavi, sent him a short time before from the neigh- 

 borhood of the Baboquivori Mountains, within Arizona ; so this 

 species has positively been taken within the United States. 



THE GULLS OF THE CALIFORNIAN COAST. 



BY H. W. HENSHAW. 



In fall and winter the coast of California, and, indeed, the 

 whole Pacific coast from Puget Sound to Cape St. Lucas, is fairly 



