iS86.J EvERMAXN Oil Birds of Voifura County. Califomia. l8l 



ii6. Otocoris alpestris rubea. (474 y.) Ruddy Shore Lark. — Kw 

 abundant winter resident, often seen in very large flocks. I do not know 

 that aiij' breed in the county- I have seen several specimens taken in the 

 county that differed very little if any from typical alpestris. 



117. *Corvu3 americanus. (4SS.) American Crow. — Common resi- 

 dent. 



iiS. *Corvus caurinus. (4S9.) Northwest Crow. — An abundant 

 resident. 



119. *Pica nuttalli. (476.) Yellow-billed Magpie. — This noisy 

 bird is resident in the county and abundant in suitable places. They are 

 most likely to be found in any canon where sheep or other stock are 

 herded. In Wheeler Cailon, near Santa Paula, I always found them abun- 

 dant. On April 2, iSSi, I obtained over sixty eggs from nests in this canon. 



120. *Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. (47S a.) Blue-fronted Jay. — 

 Resident in the mountains among the evergreens. I never saw this 

 species in the county except near the head of Santa Paula Creek. 



121. *Aphelocoma californica. (481.) California Jay. — This Jay 

 is one of the most common and generally distributed birds of the county. 

 It is resident, and begins nesting as early as the first week in March. 



122. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. (497.) Yellow-headed Black- 

 bird.— Abundant winte;- resident. Most frequently seen in early morn- 

 ing about where hogs are fed. I never found its nest, but think it breeds 

 in the marshes near the coast. 



123. *Agelaius gubernator. (499-) Bicolored Blackbird. — Com- 

 mon ; resident. 



124. *Agelaius tricolor. (500.) Tricolored Blackbird. — An abun- 

 dant resident. 



125. *Sturnella magna neglecta. (501 <^.) Western Meadow Lark. 

 - — Abundant in winter; a few remain to breed. 



126. *Icterus cucullatus nelsoni. (5S5 a.') Arizona Hooded Ori- 

 ole. — This handsome bird is a comn.on summer resident, arriving about 

 the first of April. I have traced it as far north as Santa Barbara. It has 

 never before been recorded north of Los Angeles, I believe. 



127. *Icterus bullocki. (50S.) Bullock's Oriole. — Summer resi- 

 dent; somewhat more common than the Hooded. Ariives last week in 

 March. 



12S. *Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. (510.) Brewer's Blackbird. — 

 One of the most abundant residents. Nests usually in the live-oaks near 

 dwellings. 



129. Carpodacus purpureus californicus. (517 «.) California Pur- 

 ple Finch. — A rare winter visitant. 



130. *Carpodacus frontalis rhodocolpus. (519 «■) Crimson House 

 Finch.- — Resident. Perhaps the most abundant bird of the county. Nests 

 anj^where and everywhere, — in porches, old cans, in holes or on limbs of 

 trees, in sides of haystacks, .and even in the m^eshes of the nests of Crows and 

 the larger Hawks. I have found its nest in all these various positions. I 

 have the nest of a Bullock's Oriole inside of which is a House Finch's nest. 

 It contained a full set of eggs when foimd. 



