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the redwoods and pines of the coast slopes from Monterey south. In winter also a com- 
mon bird. Our summer and winter specimens agree with those taken by Jenkins in show- 
ing an intermediate stage between carbonacea and frontalis. Carriger took a set of four 
eggs on May 26 from the limb of an oak tree overhanging the water. 
Certhia familiaris occidentalis. Tawny Creeper. A common bird in the redwood 
zone along the coast. Several nests were found, all containing young birds, near the 
latter part of May. In winter this bird is gregarious, and large flocks of them were seen 
on the Sur River in December. 
Vermivora celata lutescens. Lutescent Warbler. Noted occasionally in the red- 
wood belt. 
Dendroica aestiva brewsteri. California Yellow Warbler. Not an uncommon bird 
in the willows along San Antonio Creek. Not noted on the coastal slopes. 
Dendroica auduboni auduboni. Audubon Warbler. It was rather a surprise to us to 
find this bird so numerous in summer. In winter it is a common enough bird almost 
everywhere, and a part of them evidently remain to breed in the redwood and pine for- 
ests along the coast. In the yellow pines near the summit of the coastal slopes this 
bird was to be found every day. Several were taken with ovaries highly developed and 
two pairs were seen building their nests, but no eggs were taken. 
Dendroica nigrescens. Black-throated Gray Warbler. Noted commonly in the San 
Antonio Creek basin, on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak, and over the eastern slopes of 
the coastal range, but not in the redwoods. This bird prefers a dryer locality than the 
redwood belt. One was seen building a nest on May 21. 
Oporornis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. One pair of these birds was seen on June 4 in 
the San Antonio Creek basin. The birds were feeding in some golden oaks on a hillside. 
It is probably an unusual summer resident. 
Icteria virens iongicauda. Long-tailed Chat. A fairly common bird in the willow 
thickets along the San Antonio Creek. Not noted on the coast. 
Wilsonia pusilia chryseola. Golden Pileolated Warbler. Recorded by Jenkins from 
the Little Sur River in June. Noted by our party only at Jolon where several were seen 
in the willows of San Antonio Creek. 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. This is one of the typical Transition zone 
species, and was noted on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak and throughout the yellow 
pine forests of the coastal slopes. It was fairly numerous and associated with the Audu- 
bon Warblers. A pair was seen building a nest on May 31. 
Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Noted in the San Antonio Creek 
basin as a common species though not seen on the coast. Jenkins mentions it as occur- 
ring at a few points along the coast. Noted in winter in the Sur River canyon by Pem- 
berton and Anderson. 
Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. A fairly common bird on the oak flats about the 
head of the San Antonio Valley, where a set of eggs was taken on May 18. Not seen on 
the coast. 
Agelaius phoeniceus californicus. Bi-colored Red-wing. Seen in the grain fields 
and along the stream in the San Antonio Valley. 
Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Common resident from Monterey south 
to the Little Sur River where the forests begin. In the San Antonio Creek valley it was 
common in June. Not found in the forested part of the region. 
Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. Geo. F. Breninger reported in The Condor, vol. 
i, page 93, the taking of a Bobolink near Monterey on October 14, 1896. 
Spinus pinus pinus. Pine Siskin. Common bird on coastal slopes both winter and 
summer. 
Astragalinus tristis salieamans. Willow Goldfinch. Noted in the willows along the 
San Antonio Creek. 
Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus. Green-backed Goldfinch. Noted commonly in 
the San Antonio valley and rarely on the coastal side. Jenkins found it all along the 
coast. 
Astragalinus lawrencei. Lawrence Goldfinch. One bird seen on the Upper San An- 
tonio Creek on May 19. Probably an uncommon bird. 
Carpodacus purpureus californicus. California Purple Finch. Noted in the yellow 
pine forests on the upper slopes along the coast. A pair was seen building a nest on 
