Bulleri 1949 Creotys picta Aug 22 French Camp, 3100 ft, Humboldt Co., Calif. - 2 birds collected out of a covery of 6-8, that apparently had been foraging on the barren space between clumps of conifers in the Incense Cedar-Douglas Fir Open Forest. It was about 5:10 pm - fog overhead, so that it was no longer bright daylight. After I knocked the first bird down, the second stayed around, and had just started to run away when I got it. Sept 1 2 mi W Willow Creek, 1400 ft, Humboldt Co., Calif. At least 4 seen along the Three Creek road near the Beebe Ranch turnoff at 4:45 p.m. Today. One ran along the road in front of the truck for some distance before flying off. Summary Northwest Coast Transect, Calif. - This quail was encountered at all camps where we got above the valley floors into timbered areas, particularly with fairly open Douglas Fir - Incense Cedar forest. In such an environment they were seen at French Camp and on Brannan Mtn near Willow Creek. Cogswell saw birds on top of South Dubahlla Mtn S of Hayfork that were on a barren ridge but escaped into White Fir - Incense Cedar open forest. Covies were all small, 4 to 6 birds being the usual number.