Bahia 1956 Hymen noevius 24 Dec. 1. San Simeon & Orinda, Contra Costa Co., Calif., 700 ± ft. Shot two of these birds in the afternoon. The first a ♂, was out of a leafless tree, probably Buckeye (Aesculus californica), that at first to be an Umbellaria. This bird was very tenacious of life – took 3 shots, all hits to kill it. The other, a ♀ was out of an Umbellaria, for sure, in first shot. It fell a long ways. A big featherless patch on its rump where a shot hit. Tried to skin second one, no good. Both birds were so badly shot I had to throw them away. Saved the ♂ shell as RCIB # 147. Both skulls were completely 2-layered. The ♂ showed some signs of molt. He was fat.