iSgo.] General Notes. ^CfJ 



Anas carolinensis. Four seen at the Carisita Spring. 



Callipepla gambcli.. Several coveys seen. Six shot. 



Zenaidura macroura. Rare. 



Circus hudsonius. Occasional. 



Buteo borealis calurus. Occasional. 



Falco sparverius. Two seen. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypogcea. One seen. 



Dryobates scalaris bairdii. Three shot. 



Colaptes cafer. Several seen. 



Micropus mclanoleucus. Common. 



Sayornis saya. Occasional. 



Corvtts corax sinuatus. Rather common. 



Agelaius phceniccus? One female seen. 



Carpodacus mcxicanus fro nialis. Common. 



Spinus psaltria. Several seen. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys intermedia. Abundant. 



Junco hyemalis oregonus. One seen. 



Amphispiza belli nevadensis. Several seen. 



Ampelis cedrorum. Small flock seen. 



Pipilo aberti. Three taken, others seen. Shy as usual. 



Phainopepla miens. Common. 



Lanius ludovicianus gambeli. Several seen; one shot. 



Dcndroica auduboni. Several seen. 



Oroscoptcs montanus. One shot January 7, 1890. 



Mimus polyglottos. Two seen. 



Harporhynchus lecontei. Several seen. 



Harporhynchus crissalis. One shot, others seen. In full song. 



Campylorhynchus brunncicapillus. Occasional. 



Troglodytes aedon aztecus. Several seen. 



Cistothorus palustris paludicola. Several seen at the springs. 



Auriparus flaviceps. Occasional. 



Polioptila plumbea. Rather common. 



Mertrta migratoria propinqua. Several seen. 



Sialia mexicana. Common. 



From Indio we went north to the palm groves in the canons opening 

 on the desert from the foot-hills on the north side. In these palm groves 

 were a few birds of common species. The only bird of any interest that I 

 saw was a female Myadestes to-vnsendi, shot January 10. 



Soon after leaving the palm groves I saw a small flock of Otocoris and 

 shot a female, which appears to be O. a. chrysolcema. We left the 

 desert by way of the San Gorgonio Pass, January 17. 



The principal results of the trip, as far as birds were concerned, were 

 the extension of the known range of Harporhynchus crissalis west to 

 InriTo, and the finding that this species, Pipilo aberti, Auriparus flavi- 

 ceps, Polioptila piumbea, Oroscoptes montanus, and Myadestes tozvnsendi 

 all winter in the desert. The last two should probably be considered as 

 strao-srlers.— F. Stephens, Santa Tsabel, Cala. 



