Petelka 1948 Aphelocoma 2625 Aug. 29 Prisoners Harbor, 50 ft., Santa Aug 1, Santa Barbara Co, Calif. and calling intermittently was present no more than 75 yards beyond this individual, but he did not respond to them at any time. No other individual was present, and so far as I could tell, this male was alone. When I shot it, no calls were heard; the flock earlier men- tioned had moved on. The male taken was about 3/4 through the molt; the outermost tail feathers are not quite 's grown and the old outermost primary is still present. Group of five 1st-year birds found quietly feeding in small grove of Prunus trees on canyon flat. They were picking the fruits of this cherry (P. ileifolia), about an inch in diameter, and either carrying them off across the canyon or eating the meat off of the stone in the same tree. One of these five was taken. Later the same group was watched, and on this occasion an adult was present in one of the trees, also. It was not actively feeding, although occasionally a cherry was taken and partially stripped of its meat; rather the bird was loafing; more or less casually moving about in the tree, now resting, now breaking a twig, now pounding a branch with its beak, etc. Once while resting it began to sing softly, the bill opened slightly. In pattern and quality, this song did not differ from that of the malesland birds. However, the song was given in a more animated fashion, in that several times