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82 THE CONDOR VoL xvII curtain-rod, then to a window-sill on the opposite side of the room, and out to freedom through an open door, all without breaking any of the bric-a-brac. With the exception of the Red-shafted Flicker, woodpeckers are not abund- ant, one each of the Nuttall (Dryobates ?luttalli) and the California (Mela,erpes formicivorus bairdi) having been seen from the window. Of the flycatcher group, the Black Phoebe makes itself heard constantly from the direction of the swimming pool; the Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis difficilis) is present from the first of April until after the first of October; the Olive-sided Flycatcher (Nuttallornis borealis) was often heard from a favorite perch at the end of the road during the summer of 1913, but did not return to us last year. I anticipated that the California Blue Jays would give some trouble about the feeding ground, but their behavior so far has not been very objectionable. They appear only when I put out rather large pieces of bread, which they carry off and bury. They seldom attack the other birds, perhaps because it is not necessary; for they are so noisy and blustering that the smaller birds Fig. 32. YAKUTAT FOX SPARROWS ON THE PORCH RAILING. THE PECTORAL BLOTCH SItOWS DISTINCTLY IN THE LEFT-HAND PICTURE. THE SHORT, THICK BILL, SHORT LEOS? STOCKY RUILD, AND GENERAL RELLIGERENT ATTITUDE DISTINOUISH IT FROM THE THRUSII Photos by Amelia S. Allen. natur. ally make way for them. The rabbits and the Thrashers, however, hold their own with them, the former even coming to blows with the jays at times. The Steller Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea) make themselves heard con- stantly from the neighborhood of the dairy, but I have seen them from the win- dow only twice. The Golden-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia coronata) take the prize for percentage of increase on the feeding-ground. The first winter (1911) only one appeared daily. This year seven come regularly, four being birds of the year. The Sierra Juncos in other seasons have been commonly seen about the garden, especially in the patches of chick,veed under the trees. They seem- ingly are not attracted by the bill of fare offered on the feeding-ground, but often come to bathe. The Santa Cruz Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia san- taecrucis) is an ever-present guest. It eats as long as there is a crumb-to be found, and bathes repeatedly as long as the supply of water lasts. Recently a Rusty Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia morph*?a) has appeared daily. The Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca meruloides) is a regular and rather belliger- ent patron of the lunch-counter. Either crumbs or seeds suit its taste, and it