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 194 THE CONDOR Vol. XVII 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. Auco 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 asie bendlei. 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 successfil that a bird came to within a few yards of our camp. Possibly it was a young bird of the year. $peotyto cunlcularia 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. G[aucidlum gnoma ca[[fornicum. 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. Phalaenoptllus nuttalli californicus. Dusky Poor-wilh Noted and collected by Jen- kins on the Little Sur Itiver 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. Clpe ann. 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. $elspberus eni. 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. Yrhlte-throated Swift. Noted by Pember[on and Ander- son in large numbers in the Big Sur River country, and by Jenkins occasionally on Big Creek. Ve found [he 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 out of cavities in a cliff exposed in the forest. These birds were undoubtedly nesting at the time, but the cliff was so inacceseable 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 boealls. Northern Black Swift. Not noted by any of our party, or by Jenkins or Grinnell. It. H. Beck, in CONDO, vol. , 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. Ve found the bird on the lower slopes of the moun-