^°i8 ^^'] Grinnell, Winter /ii'/y/s of Santa Catatina A., L. Cal. IT^^ 



usually thislied from the shady sides of the canons where thev di.LJ in the 

 damp turf for insect larvie. 



Calypte anna. Anna's IIummin(;biri). — An adult female was taken 

 and another seen, in a cafion in the interior. 



Selasphorus alleni. Allen's Hummingbird. — ^'ery abundant about 

 the blossoming eucalyptus trees at Avalon, and in small numbers along 

 the canons and ravines wherever there were flowers. The Allen's Hum- 

 mingbird is a resident species on this island, as it is found breeding 

 commonly in the spring months. On the adjacent mainland this species 

 is found only during the migrations, and it seems rather strange that it 

 should be so numerous as a permanent resident only tliirty miles 

 distant. 



Sayornis saya. Say's Phcebe. — Tolerably common about the hill-tops. 



Sayornis nigricans. Black Phcebe. — I saw but three individuals 

 and they were along the steep rocky cliffs near the beaches on each 

 side of Avalon. 



Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. — Common. 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. — Very numerous on 

 the hill-sides in the interior of the island. The Linnets were feeding to 

 a large extent on the cactus fruits, and there was scarcely a cactus thicket 

 that did not harbor a flock of these birds. 



Spinus psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. — I saw only three pairs, and 

 thev were in the immediate vicinity of Avalon. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys intermedia. Intermediate Sparrow. — Very- 

 common in brushy ravines. 



Zonotrichia coronata. Golden-crowned Sparrow. — Tolerably com- 

 mon in thick brush in the canon back of Avalon. 



Melospiza lincolnii. Lincoln's Sparrow. — I saw an individual on 

 two occasions in a door-yard in Avalon. 



Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis. Townsend's Sparrow. — Common 

 in brushy canon-beds. 



Passerella iliaca megarhyncha. Thick-billed Sparrow. — Nearly as 

 common as the last, and associated with it. Many specimens of both 

 forms were secured. 



Pipilo maculatus megalonyx. Spurred Towhee. — Abundant in 

 brush along dry water-courses. About 40 specimens were secured on 

 Catalina Island. They are readily distinguishable from P. cletnentiv, and 

 yet are slightly different from the mainland form. The bill is longer 

 and proportionately slenderer than in the mainland bird, but in the male 

 the upper and anterior parts are fully as jet black. The ' Catbird ' call- 

 note of the Catalina bii-d is very different in qualit}^ from that possessed 

 by the mainland bird. When I first heard it, I was positive that a Cali- 

 fornia Jay was on a distant hill-side, although the Towhee was only a 

 few yards from me. 



Lanius ludovicianus gambeli. California Shrike. — I did not see 

 more than five individuals, and only one specimen was secured. 



