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Sep., ?9o? I THE CONDOR 123 66. Sphyrapicus tuber. Red-breasted Sapsucker. Common winter resident. 67. l?lelanerpes formicivorus bairdi. California Woodpecker. Common resi- dent; mori or less abundant at times. Sometimes scarce in winter. 68. l?lelanerpes torquatus. Lewis's Woodpecker. Resident. Some seasons, very abundant and in others very scarce. 69. Colapres cafer coilaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Abundant resident. In win- ter the cross between caret and auralus is not uncommon, and we found two juveniles of such July to, t898 , Collection of J. and J. W. M., No. 35t6, juv., and No. 35t7, 9 juv. Unfortunately neither parent was taken. This is the only record we have of caret q- auratus between April and October in in central California. 7 o. Phalamoptilus nuttallicalifornicus. Dusky Poorwill. Sparingly winter re- sident. No summer record, but with this species the proof is only negative, as it is a very shy bird and seldom met with. 7t. Chordeiles acutipennis texensis. Texan Nighthawk. Abundant summer re- dent. Breeds in dry parts of river bed, and also in sandy places among the sage brush. 72. Ch?eturavauxi. Vaux's Swift. Occasionally large flocks are seen for a few hours. with intervals of weeks between appearances. Probably breed in the Gabilan range. Scattering birds seen throughout the year. 73- Aeronautes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. Resident. A large colony has bred for years in the seams in the limestone in a quarry near the ranch, in spite of blasts and continued work. This colony was once nearly exter- minated by a large blast that was fired while the birds happened to be in the crevices, but the survivors remained faithful to the spot. Hundreds were killed by this blast and apparently but few were left unharmed. We have not visite?l the place lately and so do not know whether the colony is increasing again. 74- Trochilus alexandri. Black-chinned Hunlmingbird. Summer resident. Common along the river bed where a wild tobacco plant grows. This spec- ies is a late arrival and leaves early, making but a short stay. 75. Calypte anna. Anna's Hummingbird. Common resident. Abundant in summer. 76. Selasphorusrufus. Rufous Hummingbird. Our records show presence only during the spring migration. 77- Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. Abundant summer resident. Earliest seasonal record is March t6, t9o?. 78. Tyrannusvociferans. Cassin's Kingbird. Common summer resident. Fairly abundant but not so much so as T.?ra?nus ver/icalis. Earliest seasonal re- cord, March 7, ?899. Also recorded March t5, t9ot. It thus seems that a few of both species of kingbird arrive in this locality quite early as com- pared with the San Francisco Bay region. 79 .? l?lyiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Abundant summer re- sident. 8o. Sayornis saya. Say's Phoebe. Common resident. Breeds early. Set of five eggs taken March t2, ?9o?. 8?. Sayornis nigricans semiatra. Black Phoebe. Common resident. Abundant for this species. 82. Contopus borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. We have no record for this species, but I am almost certain of having heard its note in the pine region.