Howell, T.R. 1949 Crowder Flat, Modoc Co., Calif. fT, 38 mi NNW of Alturas May 24 (cont'd.) at on May 22 and thought I had missed. The bird was hopping on the ground, and I caught it easily. At the edges of the meadow I have noticed a few Citellus sp., not beechny They are about the size of the Golden- mantles. Steller Jays are about, as are both Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatches. I saw Green-tailed Towhees and heard them singing in the Manzanita. I have not seen any Fox Sparrows. Crowder Flat, I should mention, is a slightly rocky wet meadow with a small stream running through it, and there are clumps of aspens distributed irregularly along its borders. There are several similar meadows nearby. The rest of the country is forested mainly by yellow pines, with a few junipers and others trees I do not know scattered throughout. Arctostaphylos is fairly abundant, but does not seem to be at its best here. There is no incense cedar (Libocedrus). I have noticed a great deal of a prostrate Ceanothus growing on the forest floor