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Jan., 1909 BIRDS OF THE BIG BASIN 21 SPECIES FOUND WITHIN THE BIG BASIN 1. Coast Jay ( Cyanocilta slelleri carbonacea) ? 2. Point Pinos Junco (Junco byemalls pinosus) 3. California Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus bairdz') 4. California Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus califor?icus) 5. Western Winter Wren (JVannus hiemalt's pact)fcus) 6. Santa Cruz Chickadee (Parus ru_?kscens barlowi) 7. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Aruttallornis borealis) 8. California Quail (Lophorlyx caltfornt'CUS cahfornicus) 9. Western Flycatcher (Empidonax dificilis dificilis) 10. Brewer Blackbird (]?uphagus cyanocephalus) 11. Monterey Hermit Thrush (J?ylocichla guttala slevt'ni) 12. American Water Ouzel ( Cinclus mexicanus unicolor) 13. Western Wood Pewee (Myiochanes rzchardsoni richardsoul) 14. Intermediate Wrentit ( Chamcea_??tsciata intermedia) 15. Turkey Vulture (Calhartes aura septenlrionalis) 16. Western Red'-tailed Hawk (]3uteo borealis calurus) 17. Belted Kingfisher ( Ceryle alcyo?t) 18. California Creeper (Cerlhia familiaris occidenlalis) 19. Russet-backed Thrush ( J?ylocic]zla ustulata ustulata) 20. Black-headed Grosbeak (?7amelodia melanocephala capitalis) SPECIES FOUND AT THE BASIN'S EDGE 1. California Jay ( Aphelocoma cah?br?tica calz?brnica) 2. Green-backed Goldfinch (Aslragalinus psaltrt'a hesperoph[lus) 3. California Towhee (]>ipilo crzssalis crissalis) 4. Olive-sided Flycatcher (JVttllallor?tis borealis) 5. California Thrasher ( Toxosloma rediz, iz, um redivvum) 6. California Quail (Lophortyx cal?brnt'cus californicus) 7. Western Bluebird (?t'alt'a mexicana occidetzlalis) 8. Intermediate Wrentit ( C/tamcea_??tsciata intermedia) 9. San Francisco Towhee (Pipilo maculalusfalct?kr) 10. Mourning Dove (?7enaztura macroura carolinensis) 11. Western Red-tailed Hawk (]3uleo borealis calurus) 12. Black Phoebe (Xayornis nt?ricans nigricans) 13. Russet-backed Thrush ( l?ylocz'chla uslulata uslulala) 14. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 15. Dotted Canyon Wren (Calherpes mexicanus punctulatus) While to the bird-lover the Basin, with its delightful surroundings and varied tho not always abundant bird life, is an ideal place for study, yet, to the oologist the region may prove a disappointment, as nests are alike hard to find and to reach. We found but three nests, two of which were located on the way back from Moss- brae Falls and both were of the Western Flycatcher. The first, an empty nest, was placed among the bark folds of a great redwood, fifteen feet up, along Berry Creek. The second was built where the ground sloped slightly above a footpath and was partially hid by weeds and roots and held three eggs apparently fresh. The two were similarly constructed of moss, stems and spider webs, and lined with redwood bark. It was on the day we left, the 17th of June, that we found our third nest, an Intermediate Wrentit's. We had emerged from the forest proper and were near its