Gymnogyps californianus June 18, 1946 Santa Barbara Calif. at the eyes and went first, even in the cut open carcass. There was little tearing of the hide. The birds dragged the carcass downhill. Stoner walked toward them + scared them off. Sub- sequently we landed about 200 yds. away & flew when approached but circled in the vicinity for about 1/2 hour. The next day we came to remain, when flushed it flopped much, going back & forth, to climb over the ridge rather than fly over the men toward Squaw Flat. First two carcasses were not cut open. Stoner said up to 2 at a time perched on the cliffs above the car- cass & seemed unperturbed. He also saw 2 roosting at the #13 nest roost trees and saw these two flying with an immature bird as if parents with young (nested in 1942?)(several times seen). The condor fought much at the carcasses. One would hang on to another's "wattle" with bill and they would flick, flop, & roll on the ground. Stoner says he has pictures of this. Stoner is from Wal- tham, Massachusetts, perhaps 75 years old, & apparently a good and accurate observer though not talkative. His main interest in birds is in the mechanics of their flight. By attempting to calculate