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21. Calypte anna (Lesson). Anna Hummingbird. — Several were 

 noted about Seymour Meadow, 5500 feet, July 13-16. 



22. Selasphorus alleni Henshaw. Allen Hummingbird. — Around 

 our camp in Seymour Cafion, 6500 feet, this species was first seen on 

 July 1, and shortly thereafter became notably common. At first only 

 adult males were seen, but within a few days females and juveniles made 

 their appearance. Masses of monkey flowers (Mimulus langsdorfi and 

 cardinalis), columbines (Aquilegia sp.?) and other plants (Stoc/iys a/dens, 

 Castilleia grinnelli, etc.) began to burst into bloom during the first week 

 in July about the wet places in the cafion bottoms. And these flower 

 masses were the scenes of many noisy revels among the Allen Hummers, 

 sometimes as many as five of the birds taking part in what looked like a 

 free-for-all fight. I do not believe this species of hummingbird bred any- 

 where in the region, as they made their appearance after the close of the 

 usual nesting period. It seems probable that they had immigrated from 

 the coast belt to the west and northwest where the species is known to 

 nest. 



23. Stellula calliope (Gould). CALLIOPE Hummingbird. — This, our 

 most diminutive species of hummingbird, proved to be fairly common on 

 Mount Pinos above 6500 feet, being practically confined to the Jeffrey 

 pine belt. The little meadows between 7500 feet and 8500 feet, grown up 

 to blue flags {Iris tnissouriensis), seemed to be the favorite resort. Only 

 juveniles and adult females were taken. Not a single male Calliope 

 Hummingbird was seen. These had probably emigrated immediately 

 after the nesting season, as is the habit of male hummers generally, 

 leaving the females to bring up the young. 



24. Tyrannus verticalis Say. Western Kingbird. — At Seymour 

 Meadow, 5500 feet, a pair of kingbirds had their nest on a lower horizon- 

 tal branch of a yellow pine, 35 feet up. The young left the nest on July 

 12, the whole family finding a plentiful food-supply in the hordes of 

 grasshoppers which infested the meadow. 



25. Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens (Lawrence). Ash-throated 

 Flycatcher. — A pair was seen in Seymour Canon, 6000-6500 feet, and 

 one or two more were met with at the meadow, 5500 feet. 



26. Sayornis saya (Bonaparte). Say Phoebe. — A family of Say 

 Phoebes, adults and three young, made their appearance June 30 at Sey- 

 mour Meadow, 5500 feet. They had undoubtedly nested somewhere in 

 the near neighborhood. 



27. Nuttallornis borealis (S-vainson). Olive-sided Flycatcher. — 

 The Olive-sided Flycatcher was relatively numerous all over the moun- 

 tain above 6500 feet. The weird call-notes, so familiar to frequenters of 

 our California sierras, are to me the most impressive of mountain bird- 

 voices. 



28. Contopus richardsoni richardsoni (Siva in son). Western Wood 

 Pewee. — This species occurred sparingly through the Jeffrey pine belt 

 from 6500 feet to the summit. In Seymour Cafion, a nest was noticed 

 high up on a horizontal pine branch. 



