46 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. [No. 7. 



Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. 



A kingfisher was seen at San Bernardino, Calif., December 29, 1890. 

 The species was not again met with until the party reached Ash 

 Meadows, Nevada, where a few were seen along the streams during the 

 early part of March. One was seen by Mr. Burnett at Furnace Greek, 

 Death Valley, flying about the reservoir, April 15. Dr. Merriam saw 

 one at Hot Springs, Panamint Valley, April 20, and another in Vegas 

 Wash, Nevada, near the Colorado, May 2. 



At Lone Pine, in Owens Valley, it was not uncommon along the river, 

 and Mr. Stephens noted it at Alvord, in the same valley, the last of 

 June. In the Sierra Nevada it was riot uncommon at Soda Springs or 

 Kern River lakes, the first of September, and was noted at Three Rivers, 

 in the western foothills, about the middle of the month. Mr. Nelson 

 observed it at the head of the Merced and San Joaquin rivers, and later 

 saw a few individuals along the Kern River, in San Joaquin Valley, in 

 October, and along the streams flowing into the sea between San 

 Simeon, Carpenteria, and Santa Paula, in November and December. 

 Mr. Bailey found it common at Monterey September 28 to October 9. 



Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis's Woodpecker. 



Cabanis's woodpecker was found nowhere common in California, and 

 was not observed at all in Nevada. One was seen above Johnson Canon 

 in the Panamint Mountains, April 18; Dr. Merriam observed several on 

 the north side of Telescope Peak in the same range, April 17-19, and Mr. 

 Nelson found the species very rare in the northern part of the Panamint 

 and Grapevine Mountains during May and the first part of June. In 

 the Coso Mountains it was seen on several occasions during the last 

 half of May ; in the upper part of the Inyo Range a few were seen the 

 last of June ; and others on the summit of the White Mountains June 9. 



In the Sierra Nevada a few were seen on the cast slope, at the head 

 of Owens River, in July; several at Bishop Creek August 4-11; and 

 the species was rather common at Menache Meadows May 24-26. Several 

 were seen on the western slope of Walker Pass July 2; a number along 

 the valley of Kern River July 3-10; and they were not uncommon in 

 Walker Basin, from the bottom of the valley to summit of the ridge, 

 July 13-16. Several were seen in the Sequoia National Park during 

 the first week in August; a few at Horse Corral Meadows Angust 9-13; 

 one was observed in Kings River Canon August 15; the species was 

 common at Big Cottonwood Meadows through the summer, at Whitney 

 Meadows September 1, and several were noted from timber line down 

 to below Mineral King September 10-13. 



In the Canada de las Uvas Mr. Palmer saw one or two back of Old 

 Fort Tejon July 6, and a number near the summit of Frazier Mountain 

 July 9. 



At Monterey Mr. Bailey found a race of the hairy woodpecker, prob- 

 ably the present subspecies, common from September 28 to October 9 ; and 

 Mr. Nelson found it sparingly at Mount Pinos in October, and in the moun- 

 tains between San Simeon and Carpenteria November 4 to December 18. 



