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 54 THE CONDOR 1VOL. V to a country bearing a few oaks, and below this is a land still of a hilly character which has no trees, except along the streams and where they have been planted by man. After we had spent several days at work in the redwoods we proceeded down San Gregorio creek to the coast where we camled on the beach at the mouth of the stream. About a mile from its actual mouth and iust below the village of San Gregorio, the creek forms a lagoon some fifty or sixty feet wide and flows thus, slowly to the ocean. Ordinarily the water of this lagoon is perfectly fresh but at the highest tides the sea must enter for some distance. The banks of the upper portion of this calm water are grown with willows (Salix lasiolepis) and a dense tangle of brambles, but nearer the ocean there is a rule marsh of some extent. Ex- cept at the stream's mouth the shore is a line of bluffs for the country preserves its hilly character to the very coast. The following list lays no claim to being exhaustive, as will plainly appear. It is merely a list of the birds we saw and obtained on our outing. Aythya marila. Scaup Duck. Several males were found in the lagoon at San Gregorio. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. Noticed frequently upon the lagoon. Fulica americana. American Coot. Very common upon the lagoon. Large flocks were seen feeding upon green grass on the shore. Lophortyx californicus. California Quail. Abundant in the underbrush everywhere. Falco sparverius phaRena. Western Sparrow Hawk. A number of these birds were seen in the open fields between La Honda and the coast. Bubo virginianus (saturatus?) Horned Owl. At La Honda two were heard hooting in the redwoods at dusk. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. A kingfisher was often seen flying along the creek near our La Honda camp. Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis Woodpecker. An individual seen in a redwood near La Honda. Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi. California Woodpecker. Seen working on dead redwoods at La Honda where they were common. Sayornis saya. Say Phoebe. Three specimens of the Say phoebe were col- lected and others were seen in the fields about San Gregorio. Sayornis nigricans semiatra. Black Phoebe. Very common in the fields near the coast and along the road between the redwoods and San Gregorio. Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea. Coast Jay. This jay was common at La Hon- da, where it frequented the redwoods largely. Aphelocoma californica. California Jay: California jays were common on the outskirts of the redwood forest. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Meadow larkswere common along the San Gregorio road below the redwood forest. Astragalinus psaltria. Arkanses Goldfinch. A flock of gold finches was seen in a buckeye on the road to San Gregorio. One specimen was taken. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savanna Sparrow. These sparrows were common in the pastures near the coast. Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti. Bryant Marsh Sparrow. At San Gre- gorio one of these was taken near a pond on a hill' and another in the brush on the bank of the lagoon. No others were observed. Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli. Nuttall Sparrow. Nuttall sparrows were