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side of the mountains, they were common. At the former local- 
ity one was ‘‘auxed’’ by the collector as he sat at the skinning 
table. At the mouth of the Santa Ana, near Mentone, two were 
seen, June 11, 1905. Each was seared from an old cactus wren’s 
nest, in cholla cactus. As this was 6 a.m., the roadrunners may 
have been occupying the wrens’ nests during the night as roost- 
ing places. The species was also seen in the wash at the mouth 
of Mill creek, August 22, 1907. 
Ceryle alcyon (Linneus). Belted Kingfisher. 
This bird was seen but twice, on July 30 and August 2, 1905, 
at Bear lake, where solitary individuals flew along the shore near 
our Camp. 
Dryobates villosus hyloscopus (Cabanis). Cabanis Woodpecker. 
This was the most widely distributed species of woodpecker 
in the region, occurring throughout the timbered portions, ir- 
respective of zones. It was common from the Santa Ana Canon 
to the summit of Sugarloaf, 9800 feet, and nearly to timber line 
on San Gorgonio peak. On the desert side the species was noted 
as low as Cactus Flat, 6000 feet, where one was seen in some 
golden oaks in a ravine, August 16, 1905. On Gold mountain 
and west through Holcomb valley, in Bear valley and around 
Bluff lake, and throughout the region at the headwaters of the 
Santa Ana, the Cabanis woodpecker seldom failed to be heard 
or seen within a half-hour’s tramp. 
The resonant rattling drum identified this species from any 
other of this region. Near Dry lake, 9000 feet altitude, dead 
tamarack pines were selected for this purpose, and on June 23, 
1905, I listened for many minutes to a remarkable demonstration 
of this kind. Different branches were tattoed in rapid succession, 
so that a xylophone-like variety of tones was produced, very im- 
pressive and far-carrying through the otherwise quiet forest. 
Ten specimens of this species were secured. 
Dryobates scalaris bairdi (Malherbe). Texas Woodpecker. 
This species was found only in the vicinity of Cushenbury 
springs, on the desert at the north base of the mountains. Four 
specimens were taken there August 10 to 13, 1905, and several 
