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grown young was taken and several others seen in chaparral along the west side of 

 Tulare L^ake, July 7-8. Not previously recorded breeding in the San Joaquin 

 Valley. 



Melospiza cinerea heermanni. Heermann Song Sparrow. Abundant. Nest- 

 ing in willows and among tules. Collected at the north end of Tulare lyake. 



Pipilo maculatus montanus. Spurred Towhee. Breeding in small numbers at 

 the north end of Tulare Lake, June 20 (specimen taken); a pair was seen in a 

 thicket at Buena Vista L,ake, July 11. 



Guiraca caerulea lazula. Western Blue Grosbeak. Not very common, but 

 generally distributed; one specimen. 



Hirundo erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. Seen occasionally in the marsh 

 country. 



Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. A few were nesting in holes in tall 

 willow trees at Summit I^ake, June 26; noted at Buena Vista I^ake, July 11; one 

 specimen from Summit lyake. 



Lanius ludovicianus gambeli. Cahfornia Shrike. Rather common and gener- 

 ally distributed. 



Vireo bellii pusillus. Least Vireo. Very common and in full song, among 

 willows bordering marshes and streams from Summit Lake to Buena Vista Lake; 

 one specimen from Arroyo Los Gatos, northwest of Tulare Lake, July 8. 



Dendroica aestiva brewsteri. California Yellow Warbler. A common breeding 

 species among the willows near the mouth of Kings River, June 18-24; noted at 

 Summit Lake, June 27, and at Buena Vista Lake, July 12; one specimen from 

 Tulare Lake, June 20. 



Geothlypis trichas arizela. Pacific Yellowthroat. One specimen breeding, 

 from among tules along the north shore of Tulare Lake, June 20th. 



Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. Common among willows at 

 Buena Vista Lake, July 11th. 



Mimus polyglottos leucopterus. Western Mockingbird. Not common. Two 

 seen along the west side of Tulare Lake, July 8th. 



Toxostoma redivivum. California Thrasher. Common among the chaparral 

 along the Arroyo Los Gatos, northwest of Tulare Lake, June 29th to July 1st; a 

 few seen in thickets at Buena Vista Lake, July 11. At Arroyo Los Gatos the 

 birds were apparently thru nesting; the adults were in very ragged plumage, 

 and the young nearly full grown. 



Toxostoma lecontei. Leconte Thrasher. Met with among chaparral from near 

 Huron west to the Arroyo Los Gatos, northwest of Tulare Lake. Between these 

 points several family parties were seen, and specimens collected, June 29 to July 1. 

 The old birds were in worn plumage; the young were nearly full-grown. Not 

 previously recorded in the San Joaquin Valley from north of Buena Vista Lake. 



Thryomanes bewicki drymoecus. San Joaquin Wren. Several were seen in 

 thickets near the mouth of Kings River, June 20; one specimen. 



Troglodytes aedon parkmanii. Parkman Wren. A few were seen in tangled 

 undergrowth among willows near the mouth of Kings River, June 23; one specimen. 



Telmatodytes palustris paludicola. Tule Wren. Rather common and breeding 

 among the tules at the north end of Tulare Lake, June 18-24; one specimen. 



Psaltriparus minimus calif ornicus. California Bush -tit. A small flock was 

 seen in bushes on Arroyo Los Gatos, northwest of Tulare Lake, July 1. 



Polioptila caerulea obscura. Western Gnatcatcher. Several seen among tules 

 and small willows on peat islands in Summit Lake, June 25. 



Sialia mexicana occidentalis. Western Bluebird. A few were nesting in holes 

 in tall willow trees at Summit Lake, June 25; one specimen. 



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