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Accipiter cooperi. Cooper Hawk. A nest containing- yonng found Maj^ 29 in 

 the foothills on the Monterey side. 



Cathartes aura. Turkey \''ulture. Common. 



Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. Common in oak-covered hills. 



Buteo swainsoni. Swainson Hawk. Common everywhere. 



Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. Seen occasionally. 



Falco mexicanus. Prairie Falcon. Seen occasionally. 



Falco sparverius. Sparrow-hawk. Ver}^ common. 



Strix pratincola. Barn Owl. Common. 



Asio wilsonianus. L,ong-eared Owl. One taken in river bottom June 3rd. 



Bubo virginianus pacificus ? Horned Owl. A horned owl seen in river bottom. 

 I am not sure as to subspecies. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. Fairly common. 



Geococcyx californianus. Road-runner. Not common. 



Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis Woodpecker. Common in river bottom. 



Dryobates pubescens turati. Willow Woodpecker. Common in river bottom. 



Dryobates nuttallii. Nuttall Woodpecker. Common everywhere. 



Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi. California Woodpecker. Very common in 

 oaks but not so abundant as formerly. 



Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Common. 



Aeronautes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. Frequently seen. 



Calypte anna. Anna Hummingbird. Common. 



Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. Abundant. 



Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Common. 



Sayornis saya. Say Phoebe. Common in foothills. 



Sayornis nigricans. Black Phoebe. Common. 



Contopus richardsonii . Western Wood Pewee. Ver}^ common. 



Empidonax difficilis. Western Flycatcher. One taken in oaks, June 1. 



Otocoris alpestris, subsp. ? Horned Fark. Horned Larks were seen several 

 times but no specimens were taken. 



Pica nuttalli. Yellow-billed Magpie. This species, altho abundant in this 

 territory fourteen years ago, is now^ scarce. I succeeded in finding one small colony 

 of 20 or 30 pairs with nearly grown young. I am at a loss to account for the great 

 decrease in numbers of this species as I do not think they are killed in any great 

 numbers. Two specimens out of twelve which I took were afflicted with intestinal 

 parasites w^hich may be one cause of their depletion. 



Aphelocoma californica. California Jay. Common. 



Corvus americanus hesperis. California Crow. Common in river bottom. 



Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis. San Diego Red-wing. Red-wnngs seen occa- 

 sionally but none taken. 



Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadow-lark. Abundant. 



Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Abundant. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Conunon. 



Carpodacus purpureus californicus. California Purple Finch. Common on 

 shady sides of higher hills. 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Common. 



Astragalinus tristis salicamans. Willow Goldfinch. Common in river bottom. 



Astragalinus psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. Abundant. 



Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. Common around towns. 



Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Eark Sparrow. Verj^ common. 



Pipilo maculatus megalonyx. Spurred To whee. Common. 



