Patelha 1948 34 Aphelocona Sept. 9 2mi. SW Passmore's Hurlon, Santa Cruz. territorially established stage of molt, or the long birds that call may be callers males. This needs to be investigated. Sept. 6 Went with Pearson to the area of the radar station about 4 miles east of the ranch headquarters, on the main ridge. Most of the area is rolling grass hills, with patches cactus, or steep, rubble-covered slopes sparsely vegetated. In a few areas there is oak scrub-woodland. In one such patch of woodland, I found a pair adults, both in an early stage of molt (female advanced over male) and a single fledgling, with tail feathers still sheathed basally. These were discovered when I heard the series of white notes given by young jays when they are being fed. After the juvenile and I were taken, the male called kä-se'-äh, strongly inflected, a note of extreme alarm. adult Sept. 9 Two ?? taken on the 7th from willow grove when taken, near camp were first thought to be jays but sexing showed otherwise. Subsequently the same date (7th) I saw an adult in the grove which may have been the male. Today there is a pair in the grove, A third bird came to one of the willows, to a point between the two supposedly paired birds. The "female" was casually moving about on one of the willows, the "male" was resting on a branch, preening himself. The third bird was