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THE CONDOR Vol. IX 



Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee. Seen thru the Sierras quite com- 

 monly and breeding at the lyake. Five females and two males taken. 



Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Fairly numerous at the L,ake and 

 thru the Sierras. Male and female taken. 



Progne subis hesperia. Western Martin. Fairly common at the Ivake. Juve- 

 niles and adults taken. 



Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. Breeding at the I^ake. 



Hirundo erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. Breeding at L,ake. 



Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. Breeding at the Lake in dead pines. 



Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Uncommon at the Lake. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough- winged Swallow. At the Lake, uncom- 

 mon. 



Lanius ludovicianus gambeli. California Shrike. Seen at the Lake. 



Vireo solitarius cassinii. Cassin Vireo. Seen at an elevation of 6000 feet in the 

 Sierras, but not observed at the Lake. 



Helminthophila celata lutecens, Lutescent Warbler. Breeding along brushy 

 creeks thru the Sierras and at Eagle Lake. 



Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Taken thru the Sierras where they 

 were fairly numerous, and at Eagle Lake. Young seen June 14. 



Dendroica occidentalis. Hermit Warbler. Very rare; two seen on Buck Creek, 

 Plumas County, one August 16 and one June 17; both were taken. 



Geothlypis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. Seen thru the Sierras. Taken at Buck 

 Creek June 18, and seen with young at the Lake. 



Icteria virens longicauda Long-tailed Chat. Common thru the Sacramento 

 Valley and Sierras. Breeding at the Lake. 



Cinclus mexicanus. American Dipper. One shot on the creek in Butte 

 Meadows. Another seen on Susanville River, and a pair seen on Buck Creek, 

 Plumas County. 



Oroscoptes montanus. Sage Thrasher. Breeding in sage brush at the Lake 

 on the northwest side. Nine birds were taken July 8, and one set of three fresh 

 eggs; nest placed in sage brush six inches from ground. 



Nannus hiemalis pacificus. Western Winter Wren. One seen on Buck Creek, 

 August 16. 



Telmatodytes palustris plesius. Western Marsh Wren. Breeding at Eagle 

 Lake; quite common, and several empty nests found. One bird taken. 



Certhia familiaris zeiotes. Sierra Creeper. Fairly numerous thru the Sierras, 

 and breeding at the Lake. Four taken. 



Sitta carolinensis aculeata. Slender-billed Nuthatch. Breeding thru the 

 Sierras and at Eagle Lake; fairly common, and birds taken. 



Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Breeding thru the Sierras and at 

 the Lake; comparatively numerous. 



Sitta pygmaea. Pigmy Nuthatch. Breeding thru the Sierras and at the Lake. 

 Most in evidence of the three species and seen more plentifully at the Lake than 

 elsewhere. Adults and juveniles taken from July 12 to August 1. 



Parus gambeli. Mountain Chickadee. Common thru the Sierras, the first 

 being noted at an elevation of 4000 feet; several nests found, all with young. Very 

 close sitters; on one occasion, where the nest was located in a stump about two feet 

 from ground, the bird would not stay flushed and would fly back to the hole witt^ 

 mad chatterings. A few birds taken. 



