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2. Tinnunculus sparverius. " Gavalancillo." 

 3. Polyborus lutosus. " Queleli." 

 4. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. "Lechuza." 

 5. Colaptes rufipileus. " Carpentero." This name is ap- 

 plied to several of the woodpeckers in California, partic- 

 ularly Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi. 

 6. Micropusmelanoleucus. " Golondrina." Also applied 



to swallows in Lower California. 

 7. Trochilus anna. " Chuparrosa." Hummingbirds 



generally. 



8. Carpodacus amplus. " Gorrion." Pronounced " Bu- 

 rion," as it is spelled in B. B. & E. Hist. N. Am. Birds. 

 In California C. frontalis rJiodocolpus is also known by 

 this name. 



9. Junco insularis. " Gorrion azul." 

 10. Oroscoptes montanus. " Sinsontle." 

 11. Salpinctes guadeloupensis. " Saltapared." 

 12. Regulus obscurus. " Canaria.'' 

 13. Merula migratoria propinqua. " Silguero/' 



To Mr. H. W. Henshaw, Mr. W. 0. Emerson and the 

 authorities of the U. S. National Museum, I am much in- 

 debted for the use of specimens with which to compare my 

 own. I also wish to express my thanks to Mr. L. Belding 

 for valuable information and suggestion, and to Capt. L.W. 

 Johnston for his many kind offices during the two voyages 

 which I have made with him. To Mr. John Lehr, the 

 island agent, my thanks are due for his valuable aid during 

 my stay. 



The nomenclature and order of the A. O. U. checklist has 

 been followed in the preparation of this paper. 



1, Lams occidentalis, 



WESTERN GULL. A few single birds were seen off shore 

 alighting on rocks which at high tide were entirely covered. 

 I was told that the gulls had formerly bred in considerable 

 numbers at the southern end of the island, where they were 



