Vol. IX] MAILLIARD— AVIFAUNA OF THE INNER COAST RANGE 283 



St. Helena upon our first arrival there, April 10. And here 

 also the country gave even more evidence of Sierran charac- 

 teristics in the way of magnificent yellow pines (Pinus pon- 

 derosa) growing in the fairly level fields of the valley, with 

 sugar pines {Pinus lambcrtiana) on the hillsides nearby. The 

 wild flowers were especially noticeable in their abundance and 

 beauty, great beds of bleeding heart {Dicentra fonnosa) being 

 perhaps among the most attractive. 



We had been informed that the top of Mt. Cobb was easily 

 reached from this spot, but found that this was not the case, 

 as it is some six miles away and reachable only by a some- 

 what dubious trail. However, as we had been on two sides 

 of the mountain and had been unable with our glasses to 

 locate anything that looked like favorable brush for fox spar- 

 rows, together with the fact that its height was under 4000 

 feet, we decided that an attempt to reach the top would not 

 be worth the while. 



Around and in the farm orchard at Glenbrook there were 

 more of the commoner species of birds, especially of song 

 birds, than at any place we had so far seen on the trip. At 

 the time of our arrival the avian chorus was certainly a fine 

 one, with Linnets, California Purple Finches, Western War- 

 bling and Cassin's Vireos, Marin Song Sparrows, Western 

 House Wrens and Western Robins doing their utmost to swell 

 it nearby, while from the distance came the notes of California 

 Woodpeckers, Mountain Quail, Long-tailed Chats, etc., occa- 

 sionally enlivened by the call of a Red-shafted Flicker. 



We had reached this spot in time for lunch, soon after 

 which we separated for a reconnaissance of the surrounding 

 country, which appeared to be very favorable for bird life. 

 But, as was the case at the other places visited, we found the 

 birds much more numerous near the habitations than further 

 away, although we soon heard the chorus greatly augTnented 

 by the rollicking tones of the Western Purple Martin (Progne 

 snbis hesperia), a small flock of which was trying to make up 

 its mind as to which of a number of likely looking trees it 

 would choose for its summer headquarters. 



The surprise of the afternoon was when Little came upon 

 a hummer that proved to be the Calliope Hummingbird {Stel- 

 lula calliope), and hastened back with the report that he had 



