Dwarf Cowbird in the San Diegan Region
Dwarf Cowbird in the San Diegan Region
Although the eggs of the Cowbird (Molothrus ater obscurus) have been reported from the San Diegan region not uncommonly, specimens of the bird are not extensively recorded. Miss Emily Hollister of the State Normal School, Los Angeles, placed in my hands on January 26, 1915, a female of this species. The bird had been picked up dead by one of her students within the city limits of Los Angeles. It was in good condition and plumage. The unguinal phalanges of all toes of the right foot were missing, but the scars were old, and the injury could not have interfered greatly with the bird's activities. On June 5, 1916, Mr. J. E. Law and the writer were collecting among willows along the Los Angeles River near Lankershim, when the notes of a cowbird were heard. The bird, an adult male, was finally secured by Mr. Law, who suggested its being recorded in connection with the above.
L. H. Miller
Los Angeles, California
