St Benedict's 1964 10 June Deep Springs, Inyo Co., Calif. Sparrow proved to be a well marked ? Dickcissel. The strongly streaked back, red-brown wings & bright rump patch were conspicuous; the head was blue grey, with pale supercilium and a light spot below the eye: a dark malar stripe. The bird was unmarked white below except for a warm yellow suffusion on the breast. It didn't call. We watched it as it foraged for several minutes in the freshly mowed alfalfa. At this point we met Richard Strong who manages the ranch. He told us that Oliver Allen had been here this A.M & had seen an "Eastern Kingbird" and a ? - couldn't remember. He also said he had picked up a bright blue bird about a week ago which Oliver said was a Blue Grosbeak - he had then thrown the bird down again. We asked where it was and Strong took up about 20 feet away & picked up the bird, a beautiful Indigo Bunting. He said he had found it on the previous Sunday. At this point we saw an Oporornis fly into a tree from the alfalfa, and taking the Bunting (for D. de Bankes) went to look for it. Never did find it, but I looked into a tree at a house sparrow, to find the bird next to it a table with a diffuse yellow rump patch. It was preening its flanks and the tail was spread