D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 191 house, and it was with difficulty I secured one adult ?, which had an old scar on his head. The pair near the house were feeding young. Found the nests of two King- birds, which they were vociferously and pugnaciously guarding. Nuttall Woodpeckers were common and very noisy. Brewer Blackbirds likewise. Saw Yellow Warbler, Purple Martin, which were new to me here. A strange meeting. (Prof. Schafner of Vienna) June 10, 1925. Loaded the machines this morning, got away about 9:30. Lamb and Borell are coming down about the 13th. With some difficulty drove up the grades west of San Jose. On top of the highest grade we met a weird party of two machines -- the central figure being Prof- essor Schaffner of the Univ. of Vienna the famous paleon- tologist, three nondescripts and a very fat and loquaci- ously condemnatory Spaniard who teaches something at Pomona College. The latter was down he said to find out the meanings of pictographs in the San Joaquin valley, and to look for Megalithic monuments! Precariously balanced on the ridge he discussed the paltry pig headed- ess and non utility of "the Americanists" while the rest of us chatted or posed for various photographs. is a peach, very humorous and evidently a splendid scholar. We planned a dinner at the "China- mans" at Ensenada fto Saturday night. It will be a