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 196 TIII CONDOR Vol. XVI! Sayornis nigricans. Black Phoebe. Not a very common bird, but noted both along the coast and in the San Antonio Creek country. Prefers open country. Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Noted as an uncom- mon bird, but widely distributed. One set of eggs taken near the coast from a redwood stump. - Tyrannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. Occurs rather uncommonly over all the region. Otocoris alpestris actia. California Horned Lark. Jenkins noted this bird as being quite common in the open fields along the entire seacoast, but we did not meet with it. In winter Pemberton and Anderson found tt rather common north of the Big Sur Rlver where there are many open fields. Hylocichla guttara slevinl. Monterey Hermit Thrush. This bird was noted only in the deep redwood groves and is either very secretive or uncommon. Grinnell noted the bird in June in the Big Creek country, though Jenkins failed to meet with tt. Hylocichla ustulata ustulata. Russet-backed Thrush. Noted as an uncommon bird in both the San Antonio Creek region and in the redwood belt.- Sialia mexicana occidentalis. Western Bluebird. Common in the San Antonio Creek region, but only noted once on the coast side of the mountains. Jenkins speaks of it as common in the .upper BigCreek region, but we failed to find more than one pair of birds. Should be one of the regular summer residents. Toxostoma redivivum redivlvurn. California Thrasher. Noted in the dryer parts of the San Antonio Creek valley and on the lower slopes of Santa Lucia Peak. Not noted in the Transition zone excepting in the winter when one bird was seen in the Big Creek .valley. Cinclus mexicanus unicolor. American Dipper. This bird is common along all of the streams which flow from the redwood and pine forests. In all of the canyons on the ocean side and in the upper part of San Antonio Creek the Ouzel was a common bird. Many nests were found containing young birds, as also several unfinished nests. This bird is rather typical of the Transiti n zone. Thryomanes bewicki drymoecus. San Joaquin Wren..Fa,.'rly common bird over the whole region. A series of these birds is needed to determine the status, as Jenkins' spe- cimens, taken in'worn post-nuptial plumage, were with difficulty determined by Grinnell as belonging to this race, and possibly should be placed with the San Diegan form, Thr - omanes bewicki charienturus. We unfortunately took no specimens. Troglodytes aedon parkmani. Western House Wren. Common bird everywhere. Also taken in winter at Sur River. Nannus hiemalis pacificus. Western Winter Wren. Not uncommon in the deep redwood forests near the coast. A nest ready for eggs was found by Cartiger on May 26. It was placed ar the base of a great redwood tree among the ferns and fallen bark of the tree. Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus. Rock Wren. This bird was observed quite com- monly in the winter in the Sur River region and is supposed to have been the bird spoken of by Ray in the Oslre of September, 1900, as the Canyon Wren. Jenkins did not meet with it nor did we see it; but we fairly certainly recognized it on one occasion from the song. It will probably be found to be a summer resident in favorable localities. Chamaea fasciata fasciata. Intermediate Wren-tit. Common bird in the San An- tonio Creek basin and noted often along the more brushy parts of the coastal slopes. Jenkins found it abundant along his route. We found it to be common also in the winter.. Polioptila caerulea obscura. Western Gnatcatcher. Found only in the oak groves about Jolon where Cartiger took two sets of eggs on May lC. Both of these nests were in blue oak trees and some distance from the ground. Progne subis hesperia. Western Martin. Seen only on the coastal slopes and in the pine and'redwood belts. In the Big Creek region it was especially numerous. Petrochelidon lunifrons lunlfrons. Cliff Swallow. Seen in the vicinity of Jolon, and Jenkins met with it south of Carmel on the seacoast. Probably does not remain in the redwood zone to breed. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Noted only in the Lower SonGran zone in the vicinity of King City. Tachycineta thaiassina lepida. Violet-green Swallow. This was a very common bird over the whole of the Transition and Upper SonGran zones. In the .vicinity of Lucia