1913] Grinnell-Swarth: Birds and Mammals of San Jacinto 305 



Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi (Sharpe) 

 Northern Cactus Wren 



A fairly common species at many points in the Lower Son- 

 oran brush land at the base of the mountains, both on the Pacific 

 and the desert sides. At the mouth of Palm Canon, and at Dos 

 Palmos in June and again in August, they were seen, though 

 in small numbers, and those observed were exceedingly wild. 

 In San Gorgonio Pass, at Cabezon, Whitewater, Snow Creek and 

 Banning', this was one of the typical birds of the chaparral. 

 About Vallevista, at the western base of the mountains, many 

 were seen during the first week in September. 



Nests were found as follows : At Cabezon, May 5, with two 

 young, May 13 with four eggs, and May ir> with four eggs; at 

 Dos Palmos, June 1, with three eggs. The breeding season is 

 of long duration, as, although young were found in the nest 

 early in May. others but little older were taken near the end of 

 August. 



Twenty-four specimens were collected: Mouth of Palm Canon. 

 one (no. 3065). Dos Palmos, four (nos. 2481-2484), Cabezon, six 

 (nos. 1716-1719, 1773. 1774). Snow Creek, four (nos. 2056, 

 2058, 2154), Banning, four (nos. 2022. 2025), Vallevista. five 

 (nos. 3099-3103). 



Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus (Say) 

 Rock Wren 



We recorded the rock wren at but few places in the San 

 Jacintos, though there were some of these localities where it 

 occurred in fair abundance. Several were seen at Kenworthy 

 during May. In Palm Canon, the middle of June, the birds 

 were seen from 3000 feet down to the mouth of the canon, and 

 two full-grown juvenals were taken. About Dos Palmos and 

 in Deep Canon, during the last week in August, they were 

 numerous. 



Three specimens were preserved: Kenworthy. one (no. 2265). 

 Palm Canon, two (nos. 3063, 3064). 



