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mit of the coast range. Jenkins found it only in the Big Creek basin. On our winter 
trip it was also an uncommon bird and only found on the summits of the brushy ridges. 
Penthestes gambeli gambeli. Mountain Chickadee. Noted occasionally in the 
higher growths of pines. Seen near the summit of Santa Lucia Peak and along the ridge 
between San Antonio Valley and the coast. 
Penthestes rufescens barlowi. Santa Cruz Chickadee. Not noted on our summer 
trip, though we were continually on the lookout for it. Noted, however, by both Grinnell 
and Jenkins along the coast in summer, and Pemberton and Anderson found it to be a 
common bird in winter. Probably an uncommon bird in the southern part of this county 
in summer. 
Psaltriparus minimus minimus. Coast Bush-tit. Rather common bird in all of the 
more brushy parts of the entire region with the exception of the damp redwood forests. 
Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis. Western Crow. Crows were so numerous on the 
Fig. 68. General aspect of tiie pine and fir forests along the crest of 
THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS; HOME OF WESTERN TANAGER AND AUDUBON 
Warbler 
upper San Antonio Creek as to be a nuisance. Noted on the coastal side of the moun- 
tains at an elevation of 2300 feet, and also north of the Little Sur River in the more open 
country, where it was also seen in winter. 
Pica nuttalli. Yellow-billed Magpie. Very common bird in the upper San Antonio 
Creek valley. On May 18 several nests examined contained large young. While noted 
in winter on the Big Sur River, and recorded from Partington canyon in summer by Jen- 
kins, it was not met with by our party in summer along the coast. It probably stays on 
the oak flats of the Upper Sonoran valleys almost entirely. 
Aphelocoma californica californica. California Jay. A common bird in the San 
Antonio Valley, and seen occasionally on the ccast, though away from the oak groves it 
is rather rare. In the redwood forests scarcely ever seen. In winter it was noted com- 
monly south from Monterey to the Sur River wherever there were oak groves. 
Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea (near frontalis). Coast Jay. A very common bird in 
