the ground and my presence did not apparently disconcert it. June 12. Band-tailed Pigeons are common are common in large and small bands, also occasionally in pairs, singly or in trios. They are often seen sitting in the top of some solitary or exposed tree or in redwood, laurel or oak trees in deep canyons and other wooded localities. Saw a large California Condor two days ago. It was flying towards me and when about forty yards away, it turned and flew in another direction and did not come near me again. It was an immense bird had large white tracts under its wings and the skin covering its head was red as in the Turkey Vulture. While flying it circled like