70 



NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



fNo.7. 



Aphelocoma californica. California Jay. 



The California jay was not found east of the Sierra Nevada, it being 

 replaced in the desert ranges by Woodhonse's jay. Although abun- 

 dant on the west slope of the main Sierra, it was common in few places 

 on the east side. Mr. Stephens found it rather common on the latter 

 slope at Independence Creek, June 18-23; at Menache Meadow's, May 

 24-2G; and Mr. Nelson, at the head of Owens River, in the latter part 

 of July. 



The species was common in Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino 

 Mountains, January 2-3, where it was seen and heard among the chapar- 

 ral at all times of the day. Dr. Merriam found it common in the Sierra 

 Liebre, San Bernardino, Tejon, and Tehachapi ranges, as well as in 

 the southern Sierra from Walker Pass southward. It was tolerably 

 common on the west slope of Walker Pass, June 21 and July 2-3; in 

 the valley of Kern River, June 21-22 and July 3-13; thence south- 

 ward to Havilah and Caliente, June 23-24; and Was abundant and 

 noisy at Old Fort Tejon late in June and early in July. 



Dr. Merriam found it common in the coast ranges south of the San 

 Bernardino plain, and in large numbers in the Granite Range between 

 Twin Oaks and Escondido, Calif., early in July. 



In the San Joaquin Valley it was common at Yisalia and up along 

 Kaweah River to the lower edge of the pines, in August and Septem- 

 ber, and a few were seen in the Sequoia National Park during the first 

 week of August. Mr. Bailey found it common in the brush and open 

 woods at Monterey, Calif., September 28 to October 9. 



Mr. Nelson reported this jay as abundant in the Tejon and Temploa 

 mountains and around San Luis Obispo in October, and along the route 

 from San Simeon to Carpenteria and Santa Paula, in November and 

 December. 



Record of specimens collected of Aphelocoma californica. 



Col 



lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



62 



? 

 d 

 $ im. 



s 



Owens Valley, Cali f 



May 23, 1891 

 July 3,1891 

 July 2,1891 

 July 9,1891 



F. Stephens 



V. Bailey 











363 



do 



A. K. Fisher 

 do 





383 















Corvus coiax sinuatus. Raven. 



Ravens were seen in more or less abundance in most, if not all, of 

 the localities visited by members of the expedition, from above timber 

 line on the High Sierra to the bottom of Death Valley and the other 

 desert valleys, and undoubtedly breed in all the desert ranges of 

 southern California and Nevada. Ravens were seen in Cajon Pass in 

 the San Bernardino Mountains, and on the Mohave Desert during the 

 first week in January. At Daggett fifty or more remained about the 



