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the only one noted. I had expected to find some few breeding in 

 the Valley as I have seen old nests there, 



63. Icterus cucullatus Swains. [Hooded Oriole). Rare: 

 only two obtained. April 21st. at Banning and May 13th. at 

 Yuma. 



64. Icterus bullocki (Swains.). (Bullocks Oriole). Com- 

 mon. Was seen at all places. Breeds commonly north of the Col- 

 orado Desert. 



65. Scolecophagus c yanocephalus (Wagl.). [Brewer's 

 Blackbird). Common everywhere near water and in fields. 



66. Carpodacus purpureus californicus Band. [Cal- 

 ifornia Purple Finch). Three were taken in Cohuilla Valley. 

 They are a rare Winter resident this far south. 



67. Carpodacus frontalis (Say). [House Finch). A 

 nest of this bird was found in Cohuilla Valley April 5th. It con- 

 tained three young. The stomach of one which was shot contained 

 small, half formed seeds. A male taken in Bear Valley June nth. 

 was in full song, but the song seemed different from anything I had 

 previously heard. It is a common bird with us.* 



68. Spinus tristes (Linn.). [American Goldfinch). A 

 pair was taken at San Bernardino May 17th. 



69. Spinus psaltria (Say). [Arkansas Goldfinch). Com- 

 mon in the Cohuilla Valley. They are gregarious, but the flocks 

 are small. 



70. Spinus lawrencei (Cass.). [Lawrence 's Goldfinch). 

 Not common in any locality visited. Noted from Cohuilla Valley 

 April 12th. and 15th. and Bear Valley June 22nd. 



71. Spinus pinus (Wils.). [Pine Siskin). A pair was 

 taken April 12th. in Cohuilla Valley. 



72. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus (Bonap.). 

 ( Western Savanna Sparrow). Only two of this species were 

 noted. One, a $, in Cohuilla Valley April 3rd. The other a $, 

 between Banning and San Gorgonio April 23rd. This last was 

 moulting. 



73. Chondestes grammacus strigatus (Swains.). ( Wes- 

 tern Lark Sparrow) Common resident. Breeds. 



74. Zonotrichia gambeli (Nutt.). [GambePs Sparrow). 

 This species was not found common anywhere, only five specimens 



* I have here included var. rhodocolpus, which Mr. Ridgway informs me has been decided 

 to be only individual variation. — Ed. 



