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 x32 THE CONDOR [ Vol. IV L0ph0rtyx calif0rnicus. California Quail. Common in openings, and in old 'lnmbered' tracts near second-growth cover. The species was not observed in the humid belt at Crescent City. B0nasa umbellus sabinei. Oregon Ruffed Grouse. I found this species only in the heavy redwood forest north of Mad River, Humboldt Bay. Several indiv- iduals were seen, and one had a small family of downy chicks, June . C01umba fasciata. Band-tailed Pigeon. Fairly common in the more open land, both near the coast and in the interior, Humboldt Bay to Crescent City. Zenaidura macr0ura. Mourning Dove. Found sparingly at Humboldt Bay near the coast north to Crescent City. Cathartes aura. Turkey Buzzard. Common. ["On June 3 I found a buz- zard caught in my steel-trap. The trap was set among bushes on the edge of a dence spruce grove and it was practically impossible to see the.bait except with- in a few feet of the trap. The bait (the body of a rabbit) had remained un- touched for several days and was somewhat odoriferous. This seems to be a clear case of the buzzard finding its food by the sense of smell alone." T. S. P.] Bute0 b0realis calurus. Western Red-tail. A.few seen. Falc0 peregrinus ariaturn. Duck Hawk. [ "Seen in the vicinity of Eureka, where Mr. Fiebig informs me it is abundant." T. S. P.] Falc0 sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. In the open meadow-land near the coast this species is common. Pandi0n haliaetus car01inensis. American Osprey. An osprey had its nest in the top of a big redwood in the dense forest northeast of Humboldt Bay. Sev- eral were seen at Crescent City. 3/legasc0ps asi0 subsp. Screech Owl. While at a lumbering camp nt)rth of Mad R., Humboldt Bay I heard a screech owl several different times and one of the lumbermen .reported a 'small owl.' It is hardly 'probable that kennicotti breeds this far south. Most likely the form will be found to be intermediate between bendirei and kennicotti. [Bub0 virginianus saturatus?] Dusky Horned Owl. "A pair of very wild young were seen among the old hollow burnt redwoods." Crescent City; J. E. McClellan, MS note.] erylealcy0n. Kingfisher. Along all the larger streams. Dry0bates vil10sus harrisi. Harris Woodpecker. Common in the more open woods, and not infrequently seen in the dense forest. Dry0batespube$cens gairdneri. Gairdner Woodpecker. At Crescent City I found this species in torests of small tideland spruces and occasionally in the open among the willows. This is one of the few localities in California where typicalgairdneri has been taken. Not observed at Humboldt Bay. ' C01aptes curer c011aris. Red-shafted Flicker. Fairly common in the m)re open country. A single specimen, an adult nmle, taken at Humboldt Bay is clearly referable to this form. The crown is practically the same as typical collar- is, and lacks the decidedly brown tint of saturatior. The ground color of the back s a trifle darker than collaris, and the tertials are also darker. The speci- men thus shows tendencies in the direction of saturalior. No specimens were taken at Crescent City so I am unable to say just how the bird looks. (Not Colap- Ies curer satttralior, CONDOR III, 90, 9)- h0rdeiles virginianas. Nightha-vk. Very almndant. . hetura vauxi. Vaux Swift. Common in all open places. The species is said to breed in hollow redwoods. Selasph0rus alleni. Allen Hummingbird. This bird was collected at Hum-