oford 33/9 Gymnogypes californianus July 13, 1947 Nr. Cholome, Calif. Just south of Sold Well on Nanocde Ranch at 9:35 a.m. We saw no censors but an occasional turkey pul- ture. No ravens or turkey muttons seemed to notice the bull carcass. At 9:41 a.m. I saw 2 carcers soaring about 1 mile east of us. They circled over a brown hill, & rose, then at 9:03 headed straight toward us (4 bull carcass). There was a fair W. breeze. One, dark headed swim, had minor right sector secondary & an outer left secondary missing; the other, an in-between, also had minor left right secondary out and had ragged left secondary tips. At 9:06 they again circled, 1/2 mile east of the bull carcass. 2 turkey muttons circled near them. The dark swim soared 15±' above the older bird, 4 muttons above. 9:10, the 2 glided 1/2 mile S. The older flopped 10± times & overtook the other which lodged. 9:13, a third (also dark head) appeared over the for hill when first seen. It soared straight to below the two, circled up & joined them. There did not rise in altitude. At 9:16 all dropped below the horizon. Don McMillan saw them go down on a ploughed ridge about 1 1/2 miles from us, so we drove that way. At 9:55 She came upon the 3 carcass with several ravens atop a ploughed ridge, far from cover, about