1887.] Blake on Birds of Santa Cruz Island, Cat. 3^9 



2. Larus occidentalis. Western Gull. — Extremely abundant ; nests 

 on the isolated rocks along shore. Found many young. 



3. Larus heermanni. Heermann's Gull. — Less common than the 

 preceding. Probably breeds; saw many young in the dark plumage. 



4. Sterna maxima. Royal Tern. — Seen once. 



5. Phalacrocorax penicillatus. Brandt's Cormorant. — Abundant 

 along shore; nests on isolated rocks. 



6. Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens. Baird's Cormorant. — Less 

 common than the preceding; probably breeds. 



7. Pelecanus californicus. California Brown Pelican. — Common 

 offshore after August 14; none seen before that date. Very shy. 



8. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Not uncommon along th e 

 rocky shores. 



9. Heteractitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. — Common along 

 the rocks. 



10. Arenaria melanocephala. Black Turnstone. — Not uncommon 

 after August 21. Taken on San Miguel in July by Mr. Streator, of Santa 

 Barbara ; these observations add 200 miles to the southerly range of the 

 species as stated in the A. O. U. 'Check List.' 



11. Haematopus bachmani. Black Oystercatciier. — Common, and 

 by no means shy; breeds on the outlying rocks. 



12. Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. — Common in the 

 wooded canons. 



13. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — Perhaps eight or nine 

 different individuals seen and three empty nests, on island rocks. 



14. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Common along shore. 



15. Colaptes . Flicker. — The Flicker of the island differs from 



typical cafer in that the scarlet malar patches of the male are replaced by 

 cinnamon in the female; there is also other rusty-brown about the head; 

 legs pale lilac. Not uncommon in the wooded canons. 



16. Trochilus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. — Very common. 



17. Sayornis nigricans. Black Phcebe. — Common along the well- 

 watered canons. 



iS. Empidonax difficilis. Baird's Flycatcher. — Very common up 

 to July 24; nests in rocky caves-, three or four nests found in this position. 



19. Otocoris alpestris . Horned Lark. — A variety of this bird 



inhabits the more exposed portions of the island; the worn and bleached 

 plumage of my specimens precludes the possibility of determining them 

 exactly. 



20. Aphelocoma insularis. Island Jay. — By far the commonest land- 

 bird of the island, and familiar to the verge of impudence. General 

 habits like those of its near relatives on the mainland. Several nests 

 which must have belonged to this species were placed in trees or bushes 

 between six and thirty feet from the ground. They exhibited no marked 

 peculiarity of construction. 



21. Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. — Very common ; feeds 

 on the dead sheep. Nests on inaccessible cliffs, often at some distance 

 from the sea. 



