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THE CONDOR VoL XVIII this bird was numerous, specimens being taken, along the bay and on salt water marshes in and around Eureka, though it is fair to state that there was probably fresh water not far away in each instance. The Varied Thrush (Ixoreus n. naevius) has been recorded in the Distri- butional List as summering only in the Canadian zone, which makes it appear as if there were no published record of this species breeding at sea level in California. Yet in our oological collection are three sets of eggs taken at or near Eureka by F. J. Smith at elevations of but a few feet above the sea. Mr. Smith writes that he has found this bird nesting from near the salt marshes, where the woods come down to sea level, up to as high as 1500 feet in the ranges farther back. Localities were visited on this occasion where Mr. Clay had found it in the nesting time, in other years, but it was conspicuous this particular season only by its entire absence from the scene. Even in the more Canadian zone, on the ranges back of Humboldt Bay, none was seen or heard. The Western Evening Grosbeak (ttesperiphona v. montana) was found near Eureka on June 1, three individuals being seen and one taken, as they were feeding in the top of a spruce. Clay found this species in this locality on May 7, 1911 (CONDOR, XXV, 1912, p. 74), a flock of about twenty birds having been seen and two secured. While not recorded as breeding near the coast, or at sea level, the fact of its having been noted there from time to time dur- ing the nesting season indicates a strong possibility of its doing so. San Frencisco, July 25, 1916. NOTES ON THE GOLDEN EAGLE IN ARIZONA By F. C. WILLARD ECENTLY I have been told a number of experiences that have been.had by several ? old time residents of this country with Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). Mr. John Hand reports the killing of a four-point white- tail deer during a very heavy fall of' snow in January of this year. This took place near the summit of the Chiricahua Mountains. The deer had been pounced upon by one or more eagles as it floundered in the deep snow, and its back was fearfully lacerated by the talons. After it had succumbed, the carcass was dragged down-hill over one hundred yards until it lodged against a large boulder. Three eagles were feeding on it when first discovered by some prospector?. A day or two later Mr. Hand approached closely and fired a charge of fine ?;hot at one of the birds but failed to disable it. At this time the carcass had begun to show taint. Traps were set and one eagle, well aged as its color showed, was caught. Small pellets of shot embedded in it showed it was the one lg.r. Hand had shot at. The other two eagles were keen enough to keep out of the traps and too shy to be approached within gunshot. In 1889, Mr. Hand came upon an eagle feeding on a calf it was supposed to have killed. He ran after it as it attempted to fly off and knocked it down with the barrel of his gun. It had gorged so heavily it could not rise over three feet from the ground, there being n6 wind to assist its taking flight. This was apparently a young bird and was sent alive to Tucson and later to Los Angeles, where it is now supposed to be in one of the parks. The meat of the calf was well on the road to decay: