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Speotyto cunicnUiria hypogaea (Bonaparte). Burrowing Owl 

 Common in upper Aliso Canyon, which is more open and very 

 hot and arid. 



Ccrylc (ilcyoii (Linn.) Belted Kingfisher 

 I noted two birds which were undoubtedly of this species along a 

 rocky stretch of the coast, but was unable to collect one. 



Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi Ridgway. California Woodpecker 

 I obtained two specimens of this species from a flock in Nigger 

 Canyon. This seems to be a very low altitude at which to find 

 these birds. 



Myiochancs rkhardsoni ricJinrdsoni (Swainson). 

 Western Wood Pewee 

 I collected two of this species in the willow bottoms July 25, 1912, 

 which seems to be an indication that they are summer residents. 



Corviis corax siuitatus Wagler. Raven 

 Irregular along the coast. One collected July 19. 



Astragliuus tristis salicamans (Grinnell). Willow Goldfinch 

 Common in the willow bottoms. 



Ammodranius savannarum hiniaculatus Swainson 



Western Grasshopper Sparrow 



Very common in one particular grassy glade at the top of the 



ridge around Laguna, also at the tule lakes. I took a young bird 



June 27, which seems to indicate the birds were breeding there. 



This is one of the few breeding records for Southern California. 



Hirundo erythroyastra Boddaert. Barn Swallow 

 Common along the rocky cliffs; some breeding in July. 

 This concludes the additional list. There is one other breeding 

 record worthy of note. In Nigger Canyon (Irvine Ranch) there 

 is a Great Blue Heron nesting colony. Although such colonies were 

 at one time common along the coast, they are now becoming rare. 

 The colony is situated in a large clump of sycamore trees, in the 

 bottom of the canyon, some half mile or more inland. There are 

 about thirty nests, quite white with bird lime; the trees and ground 

 also are well covered, showing the permanency of the site. On 

 June 26, 1914, I visited the colony and found very young birds, but 



