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 THE CONDOR [ VoL. VIII Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Noted all along the route. Two females taken at Mr. Mars. Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus Oberholser. Green-backed Goldfinch. Noted at Partington canyon, Big Creek and in Pacific Valley. Two adult males in worn summer plumage secured. Spinus p. pinus. Pine Siskin. Seen occasionally. An adult male taken on the Little Sur June 4 and an adult male and female at Big Creek July 27. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. Fairly abundant on all open grassy hillsides from Carmel to Mr. Mars. Four specimens secured. Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli. Nuttall Sparrow. Abundant in the narrow belt of yellow lupine (Lupinus arboreus) which lies along the coast from Monterey to San Carpdid. Also found as far inland as the blue lupine (Lupinus albifrons) extends, which is sometimes two or three miles up the canyons on the shady sides. Found nowhere else. Six adults and eight iramatures secured. Spizella socialis arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. Fairly common in the pines on upper Big Creek. Four adults and one immature secured at that place. Junco pinosus. Point Pinos Junco. Noted as far south as Big Creek where a nest of four eggs, incubation partial, was taken near the forks in the redwood for- est on June 26. The nest was placed on the ground, partially hidden by trailing roots, grasses and blackberry vines. Juncos were not very abundant in the red- wood canyons, but in the brush at the edge of the pines higher up, they were fairly common. Aimophila r. ruficeps. Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Quite abundant on the sage and Artemesia slopes from Posts to Mt. Mars. The birds were breeding at this time, for many iramatures were seen between June z6 and July 8. Eight adults in very worn plumage and eleven young in various plumages from juvenile to partail first winter were secured. Melospiza cinerea santacrucis (Grinnell). Santa Cruz Song Sparrow. Noted all along the route but not very abundant. Seen in the dense brush (willow, blackberry, etc.) at the mouths of streams and about springs higher up. Two adults and three iramatures secured. I have submitted these to Mr. J. Grinnell and he pronounces them typical santcrucis. Pipilo maculatus falcifer McGregor. San Francisco Towhee. More abund- ant than the California towhee. One immature, four adults in brown first year plumage and five adults in full black plumage taken. All are considerably worn but show no differences from worn Palo Alto specimens. Pipilo c. crissalis. California Towhee. Common everywhere except in the canyon bottoms. Five adults and one immature collected. Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Noted in the redwood canyons. Common in the oaks of upper Big Creek and at Mt. Mars. Seen at San Carpdid. Three adults and three iramatures secured. Cyanospiza amoena. Lazuli Bunting. Abundant on all the dryer hillsides from Monterey to San Carpojo. Five adult males and two adult females secured. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. An adult male taken July 2, in tle yellow pine forest at Los Burros mines on Spruce Creek. Progne subis hesperia. Western Martin. A number of flocks were seen flying in the vicinity of Big Creek and at Pacific Valley. Several pairs were found occupying hollow pine trees on upper Big Creek. Two males secured on Big Creek.