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which enter the ocean and also on some of the streams which flow eastward from the 
coast ranges, notably San Antonio Creek. Practically all of the streams of this county 
have trout in them, and in general everywhere there are trout the Kingfisher is pres- 
ent also. 
Aluco pratincola. Barn Owl. A freshly killed specimen of this bird was seen be- 
side the road on the return trip about half way from Jolon to King City; ranchers near 
San Antonio Creek described this bird as having nested the year before in one of the 
old hollow trees near the ranch house. 
Otus asio bendirei. California Screech Owl. Noted on the winter trip all along the 
coast. Several were seen and its cry frequently heard in the night. At Jolon and near 
the summit of Santa Lucia Peak the cry was also heard. During the summer trip none 
was actually seen, but there seems to be no doubt as to the cry of this bird, which is 
different from the other owls, having been the one which was so frequently heard. 
Bubo virginianus pacificus. Pacific Horned Owl. This bird was heard hooting 
nearly everywhere in the mountainous part of the county. During the winter trip it was 
also heard all along the coast. Once on Big Creek we tried imitating the call and were 
so successful that a bird came to within a few yards of our camp. Possibly it was a 
young bird of the year. 
Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. On the winter trip several were 
noted on the bare hillsides near the ocean north of the Little Sur River. On the summer 
trip it was only seen in the Upper Sonoran zone in the Jolon valley and was not a 
common bird at all. Most certainly does not live on the ocean coast south of the Little 
Sur River. 
Glaucidium gnoma californicum. California Pigmy Owl. Specimens were taken on 
the winter trip in the Sur River canyon. Noted also by Grinnell in summer in the same 
region. While not seen by the writers on the summer trip, there is no doubt of its 
occurring in the wooded parts of the coastal mountains. 
Phalaenoptilus nuttalli californicus. Dusky Poor-will. Noted and collected by Jen- 
kins on the Little Sur River in June, and noted by Grinnell in July. On our summer trip 
we did not encounter the bird in the Transition zone, though it was fairly common in 
the Jolon region. Also on the slopes of Santa Lucia Peak we heard it calling in the 
night. It is such a secretive bird that it is only by accident that one would be seen in 
the wooded parts of the coast mountains. 
Calypte anna. Anna Hummingbird. This bird was seen everywhere we went; in 
the dry valley at Jolon, on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak, and in the redwood and 
yellow pine forests. It seemed to prefer the open sage-covered hillsides where there 
was much forest nearby. Jenkins speaks of it as being common along the whole route 
followed by him. 
Selasphorus alleni. Allen Hummingbird. Noted by Jenkins on the Little Sur River 
in June and by Pemberton and Anderson on their winter trip. However, on our summer 
trip we did not encounter the bird. There is no doubt however that it should be included 
in the list inasmuch as Jenkins took specimens in June from the Transition zone. 
Aeronautes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. Noted by Pemberton and Ander- 
son in large numbers in the Big Sur River country, and by Jenkins occasionally on Big 
Creek. We found the bird very numerous across the divide from San Antonio Creek 
and south of Big Creek. At one place there were hundreds of the birds flying in and 
cut of cavities in a cliff exposed in the forest. These birds were undoubtedly nesting at 
the time, but the cliff was so inaccessable that we did not investigate any of the cavities. 
Several birds were shot but all reached their homes before falling so we did not secure 
any birds. They were not noticed elsewhere on the trip. 
Cypseloides niger borealis. Northern Black Swift. Not noted by any of our party, 
or by Jenkins or Grinnell. R. H. Beck, in Condor, vol. i, page 94, notes that the bird was 
seen at Monterey in June of 1898. The recent operations of Messrs. Vrooman and Daw- 
son along the coast of Santa Cruz County would lead to the belief that the birds are 
found in similar localities along the Monterey coast. At any rate, on the strength of Mr. 
Beck's note we will include it in the list of the summer land birds of the county. 
Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis Woodpecker. Noted fairly commonly dur- 
ing the winter trip; several specimens were taken in the vicinity of the Sur River. Jen- 
kins mentions that it was rarely seen in the redwood canyons though fairly common in 
the pines of the upper Big Creek. We found the bird on the lower slopes of the moun- 
