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 THE CONDOR Vol. XVIII Notes from the San Bernardino Mountains, California.--From June 21 to July 1, 1915, I spent in field work a Big Bear alley and Bluff.Lake in the San Bernardino lIountains. I was also in the same locality from September 16 to 20, 1915. The follow- ing are some of my notes that may be Of interest. Dalia acura. Pintail, or Sprig. This duck was abundant from September 16 to 20. There were at least a thousand, and probably many more, on Baldwin Lake, nd several hundred at the east end of Bear Lake. The greater majority were either femaies or birds of the year, very few adult males being seen. Ortyx picta pumiera. Plumed Quail. I saw a pair of these birds on June 27 in the buckthorn along the lake shore near the I. S. Ranch. Their actions showed that they bad a family of young. These are the only ones that I have ever seen in Bear alley during several collecting trips there. Xccipiter veox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Several were seen in Bear alley from Sep- tember 16 to 20. They were apparently absent during June. Faco medicanus. Prairie Falcon. Oue flew over me, near enough for certain identification, along the lake shore near the east end of Bear Lake on September 17. Bubo virginianus pacilicus. Pacific Horned OwL Heard nearly every night along t he lake shore both in June and September. Specimens were very hard to obtain as the birds were exceedingly wary. No adults were taken, but on June 24 I shot a nearly full-fledged young female from a pine tree. Choreies virginianus hesperis. Pacific Nighthawk. Pacific Nighthawks were very common at both Bear Lake and Bluff Lake during my stay in June. They were most often seen in the evenings when they were flying high overhead apparently catch- ing insects. At this time their shrill notes, and loud "whoof", made at. the end of a dart downward through the air, were often heard. Several times late in the afternoon I heard their notes high overhead, most often near Bluff Lake, so that. at times these birds must fly about during the daytime. From September 16 to 20 I did not see or hear one of these birds. yanocitta stelleri rontalis. Blue-fronted Jay. A nest was discovered June 21 near Bear Lake, placed fifteen feet up on a large branch of a silver fir. The nest contained five very small young at this time, This pair of birds seemed to take particular delight in attempting to approach a Western Robin's nest, that was in a small pine tree near our camp and not far from the Jay's nest. Apparently they were never successful, as the Robins were always on their guard and would drive them away with many angry notes and much fluttering of wings. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalu. Yellow-headed Blackbird. I shot an adult male along .the east shore of Baldwin Lake on July 1. This was the only one met with and I believe is the first recorded from the vailey. Sturnela negecta. Western lIeadowlark. One pair was seen on a meadow near the L S. Ranch, and several others were noted near Knight's Camp on June 30. arpogacus cassini. Cassln Purple Finch. About Bear Lake Cassin Finches were very common feeding on small weed seeds in the meadows near the lake shore. Out of a dozen specimens, nearly all apparently breeding birds, there was only one femaie. Melospiza lincolni lincolni. Lincoln. Sparrow. On June 21 in a small meadow near Bluff Lake I found a nest containing five eggs of this bird, incubation just started. The nest was placed on the ground at the base of a small bunch of hellebore, and was com- posed mostly of grass, with a little hair and one feather for a lining. I spent consider- able time in further search but did not find any more nests although there were several of the sparrows apparently nesting there. On June 26 in the same locality I shot an immature male just able to fly, but did not discover any more nests. The five eggs taken strongly resemble Song Sparrow eggs; they are, however, a very little smaller, more coarsely blotched, and with a lighter blue ground color. Myagestes townsengi. Townsend Solitaire. Only one of these birds was seen. On June 23 in a little canyon near Bluff Lake I shot an adult male, a breeding bird. The bird had only one long tail feather, but a new taft was about a third developed. Hylocichla guttara sequoiensis. Sierra Hermit Thrush. One, a breeding female, was taken and another seen on June 26 along a little stream near Bluff Lake.--Wsxu M. PIERCE, Claremont, Oai]ornia.