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Sept.,1915 SUMMER RESIDENT LAND BIRDS OF MONTEREY COUNTY 195 rains in the San Antonio Creek basin; and on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak a speci- men was taken in breeding condition. The bird is not common, but may be expected over most of the Transition zone. Dryobates pubescens turati. Willow Woodpecker. Noted on the lower slopes of Santa Lucia Peak during our summer trip. Pemberton and Anderson noted it as quite a common winter bird in the Big Sur district in December of 1903. Jenkins did not find it along the coast in summer, and it is probable that it remains only in the valley east of the big mountains to breed. Dryobates nuttaili. Nuttall Wo. odpecker. Noted only at Jolon in the Upper Soho- ran zone. Not a common bird. Meianerpes formilvorus bairdi. California Woodpecker. A very numerous bird from the oak flats in the Jolon and San Antonio regions to the deep redwood canyons near the coast. Noted by Jenkins as common everywhere. In December we found it very numerous in the Big Sur River district also. The bird likes to perch on the loftiest Fig. 66. YELLOW PIIqES Itq THE TI?AI?SITIO.? ZOtqE Or SANTA LUCIA PEA? twig of a dead redwood tree in the forested part of the ranges. During the summer months there is a terrible pest of large flies, and it is on these flies that this woodpecker feeds to a large extent when in the forested zone. Colapres caret collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Common bird everywhere, from the tops of the ridges to the sea-shore and from the sea-shore to the interior valley. Also very common in December. Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Fairly common bird ih the Transi- tion zone. Several were seen building nests, and one set of eggs was taken on May 31 in Big Creek. They prefer the yellow pine forests to the redwoods, and thus they may be found on the upper slopes. Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. Seen both along the coast in the redwood forests and in the interior valleys on San Antonio Creelc rnpidonax difficllis difficilis. Western Flycatcher. Common bird in the redwood forests and also in the San Antonio Creek and Santa Lucia Peak regions.