W.J. Francis 1963 109. California Quail June 21, McMillan Ranch, Sanhuis Obispo Co. weeds just above the trough, then saw them up the hill at 1551 as a herd of cattle came to drink at the water trough. An occasional assembly call was heard while cattle milled around the area & finally partially scattered, about half remaining near water trough. At 1747 a single F flew to fence post on ridge above spring and gave several assembly calls. A pair was seen to cross over with several chicks near fence. They worked down the hill across the fence and constituted the following: [illegible] two & and one F, followed by seven half- grown chicks, and another F bringing up the rear. They did not come to water, but retreated up the hill when startled, the two F's changing places at ran- dom as the group milled around. Some quail calls were also heard at this time. In addition to this double brood, at 1810 there were two pairs without young and a single male on the ridge across the fence. On further inspection, these chicks