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 86 THE CONDOR VOL. IX ing bird. My only record is April 22, 1906, when a nest with seven partly incu- bated eggs was found in a tule pond in San Pasqual. P0dilymbus p0diceps. Pied-billed Grebe. Rare breeder; only appears when the ponds are unusually full; fresh eggs noticed May 3 to June 24. Anas b0sehas. Mallard. Only record is one nest found near Escondido in 1896. Querquedula cyan0ptera. Cinnamon Teal. A few pairs nest in San Pasqual near the ponds and water holes along the river; April 18 to May 13. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. Rare; I only know of two records of its breeding in San Pasqual in ten years. One of these was June 5, 1906, when six nearly hatched eggs were found in a this year's coot's nest; no down used in the lining. Railus virginianus. Virginia Rail. Very rare; found nesting in San Pasqual in 1900 and 1902. P0rzana carolina. Sofa. Rare; found at Bernardo in 1902. For several years' a pair have nested in nearly the same locality on the river below Escondido. Each year the nest was discovered before the clutch of eggs was complete and on going back a few days later the nest was always empty. My informant suspected a snake. It is more than likely tho that the bird removed the eggs herself. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. Found nesting in San Pasqual, in 1900 and 1901. Not seen since. Fulica americana. American Coot. Common resident. Every pond and water hole has its colony. Eggs far advanced in incubation were found April 20, 1903; and fresh on July 1, 1906. 0xyechus vociferus. Kildeer. Common around ponds and damp places; May 8, 1896 (far advanced), to June 3, 1898. Lophortyx californicus vallicola. Valley Quail. Common everywhere. Nest- ing most plentifully in vineyards and under hay cocks, often within a few feet of house and barn. April 12'_to July 25 (advanced). Zenaidura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. Common everywhere; March 15 to September 2. Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. Resident from about middle of January to November; nests regularly but sparingly in the rock piles on higher hills in April. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper Hawk. Not a common resident; nests in the groves along the rivers and in the wooded ravines. Most commonly seen around the chicken yards where it does considerable damage. April 2 to June 21. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tailed Hawk. Common resident. More plentiful in the higher interior valleys. February 26 (far advanced) to May 4. Buteo lineatus elegans. Red-bellied Hawk. Common resident. Nests in groves along rivers. March 6, 1904 to July 4, 1906 (young a few days old). Buteo swainsoni. Swainson Hawk. Not uncommon summer visitant nesting anywhere in the largest trees. Occasionally comes in great flocks in the spring migration. April 15 to June 1. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. Not uncommon resident, tho apparently known or seen by but few people here, owing to its tendency to keep to the hills and wilder country. Often seen over the valley, singly or a pair, sometimes three together. On March 27, 1904, I saw a bunch of five, four light-colored and the other very dark, and a few minutes afterwards saw another pair, both dark. April 1 to April 29. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk. Very rare; only one pair in the limits of section covered. Resident and have occupied the same cliff for twenty