Gymnogyps californianus July 4, 1946 Mr. Bryson, G.L.T. General faced S., he said, in this region. An immature was said to have been seen near the N. fork of the San Carpoforo in the last few years, Bert said. One imm. was reportedly seen in McLaughlin Canyon in Towase Creek area in August last (?) year, he said. An eastern collector named Bull (sp.? ) had once asked Bert to go with him into the San Carpoforo to look for a nest - he said he would call the egg "Peruvian corder" if found. Bert says he refused to go. Bert is now 67. When about 14, he said he saw "50 or 60" on occasions in head of Rico Canyon near Rocky Butte. The partner of George Harris in collecting was Wallace Mathews, Bert said. They found an imm. in nest near Rocky Butte & decided to leave it until further grown, then take & sell it. Wallace took the bird later & sold it, & thus made George very mad. Bert believes most of George's eggs went to Harry Taylor at $100 a piece. The Burnett Creek nest was not found by George Harris because he searched in the high of large "red rocks", while nest was found low down in small rocks by De Trocy. Bert says the last corders he saw was 3 or 4 years ago when two came from direction of Tierra Redonda about dusk. (Bert told me this story in 1946, I believe). Bert believes the condor left this area because of lack of food. "Old man Lynch" once told him that he had Yes-CK