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ceniber 26, 1895. and J. Grinnell took a male in the same vicinity, February 13. 

 1897 (Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci.. 1898, 25). J. Pringle took a female in the 

 Arroyo Seco, October 22, 1900. H. S. Swarth took a female near Los Angeles, 

 October 17, 1899 (Condor ii, 1900, 2)7), and a male in the same locality, Feb- 

 ruary 18, 1901 (Condor iii, 1901, 66). F. O. Johnson took a male at River- 

 side, December 26. 1889 (Swarth. Condor xn, 1910, 107). A female of the 

 year was brought to F. Stephens by a neighbor, wdio shot it in his orchard 

 near Witch Creek, San Diego County, November 2, 1891 (Bendire, Life Hist. 

 N. A. Bds., 1895, 88). L. Belding took a male about thirty-five miles east of 

 San Diego, January 23, 1884 (Land Bds. Pac. Dist., 1890, 65). 



189. (403) Sphyrapicus ruber ruber (Gmelin). Red-isreasted S.\p- 



.SUCKER. 



Breeds in the Transition zone in the mountains, from 5000 to 8500 feet 

 altitude. More or less common in winter in wooded districts of the lowlands 

 and along the base of the mountains. In June, 1907. T found this bird fairly 

 common at Bear Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains. Specimens taken 

 proved to be breeding birds, but I found no nests. C. B. Linton took two 

 immature birds on San Clemente Island, October 11, 1907. They were er- 

 roneously recorded as being of the last s])ecies (Condor x, 1908. 84). 



190. (404) Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin). Williamson Sapsucker. 

 Fairly common resident of the higher mountains, south to the San 



Bernardino Range. Occasional to the lower country in winter. J. Grinnell 

 found this bird a fairly common resident of the Canadian and upper edge 

 f)f the Transition zone in the San Bernardino Mountains, where several nests 

 containing young were found in June. 1905. and June, 1906 (Univ. Calif. 

 Publ. Zool. V. 1908, 64). A nest found by J. Dixon at Dry Lake, June 22, 

 1905, contained three small young and two infertile eggs, which were preserved 

 (Condor vii. 1905, 140). G. F. Morcom has noted this sapsucker at Pasa- 

 dena in midwinter, and H. S. Swarth took a female at Los Angeles, Novem- 

 ber 14, 1900 (Condor in. 1901, 66), 



191. (407a) Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi Ridgway. ^ Calieornia 

 Woodpecker. 



Common resident of the oak regions. Less plentiful in the mountains, 

 up to about 6500 feet. Breeds mostly in April and May. L. Peyton informs 

 me that this bird is a common breeder in the Sespe A^alley, Ventura County. 

 I have found it locally common in the oak regions of Santa Barbara, Los 

 Angeles and Orange counties, and it was noted by L. Belding as a common 

 resident throughout the interior of San Diego County (Land Bds. Pac Dist.. 

 1890, 69). R. Arnold took five fresh eggs in the San Fernando Valley, Los 

 Angeles County, April 5, 1892, and H. J. Lelande took four fresh eggs near 

 Pasadena, June 3. 1896 (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 26). 



192. (408) Asyndesmus lewisi Riley. Lewis Woodpecker. 



Breeds in San Luis Obispo County and probably also in Santa Barbara 

 County, though I have seen no nesting records for the latter. Noted by Law- 

 rence and Sidney Peyton near Sespe, Ventura County, in summer. Occurs 



