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conditions the locality is rich in cheery bird life. Most in evidence 

 were the Coast Jay, Santa Cruz Chickadee, California Bushtit, 

 Point Pinos Junco, and the Russet-backed Thrush, while many 

 other species occurred in less numbers. Along the Carmel River, 

 less than a dozen miles south, where the pines were wholly absent, 

 we found most of the above species lacking, and in place of them 

 were the lower-zone birds, such as we had met with during the 

 greater part of our coastal journey. A local list for the week gave 

 us forty-three species. 



June 16. — To Salinas, 20 miles. Additional species, 0. 



Our belated casting arrived this morning and after installing it 

 we had sufficient time to make Salinas. 



June 17. — To San Francisco, 126 miles. Additional species, 0. 



The closing run of the trip was through a country with which I 

 was previously familiar but the life zones being the same as in 

 regions already traversed, we failed to add any new species to the 

 list. San Francisco was entered about dusk and the pioneer 

 ornithological expedition propelled by power came to an end. 



List of Species Observed. 



It is surprizing that on a trip of over eleven hundred miles we 

 did not meet with such common birds as Empidonax difpcilis, 

 Nuttallornis borealis, and various others. As this list pertains ex- 

 clusively to this trip, only the species actually observed on it are 

 included. 



1. Cepphus columba. Pigeon Guillemot. — One seen while sal- 

 mon fishing in Monterey Bay. 



2. Uria californica. California Murre. — Several seen at Mon- 

 terey and Pacific Grove. 



3. Larus occidentalis. Western Gull. — Seen at various points 

 along the coast from Monterey southward. 



4. Larus heermanni. Heermann Gull. — Common along the coast, 

 — at Long Beach, Gaviota, Pacific Grove, etc. 



5. Sterna forsteri. Forster Tern. — Abundant in the vicinity 

 of Los Bafios and Firebaugh. 



6. Hydrochelidon surinamensis. Black Tern. — Common in the 

 vicinity of Los Bafios. 



7. Phalacrocorax penicillatus. Brandt Cormorant. 



