Galapagos field notes, v579
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P. de Benedictis 1964 June24 Deep Springs, Inyo Co., Calif. and mottled blue on the top of the head, the back, chest, belly, and tail, the wing coverts blue with brown edges. Silent. - 30 House Finch, 125 House Sparrows. The King birds were spaced as: SCHOOL Tennis court 3-5 pair Western 1 pair Western 1 pair Cassin's ALEALFA FIELD N 1 pair Cassai 10/2 pairs Western They were in the trees along the road and ranged out over the alfalfa fields, which had just been mowed. The North pair seemed to be just finishing the nest, and were hen June 10-11. The other pair looked like they were feeding young, but this was hard to tell; this was the next guy saw being built on June 11. (He saw a bird incubating on June 14.) The pair of Westerns at the tennis court (*) has apparently replaced one of the pairs of Cassin's which were there on June 10-11. Never saw an odd bird with the Cassins but of the 3-7 Westerns were to gether. At Oasis we went to the spot where the nestings were but they had