Patelka 1943 Oxyechus vociferus June 2-15 2 mi SE Beegum, 1650 ft, Tehama Co., Calif. At least one pair are present in the vicinity of this small stream and one got tributaries near camp. (Other additional individuals have been were noted regularly along streams to the East as we travelled on the 11th.) June 16-18 2 mi E Hayfork, 2400 ft, Trinity Co., Calif. One pair established around several small ponds in an area of placer digging, just east of Big Creek along Hayfork Creek. June 24-26 1 mi W Hyampom, 1200 ft, Trinity Co., Calif. A group of five present about ponds in the cobble washes paralleling South Fork to the south of camp. One was taken on the 25th. Its plumage was peculiarly mottled, and molt was in progress in the primaries of the wings.