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NOTES ON CALIFORNIA ANIMALS. 



lived iiluiost exclusively upon the iLsh wiiicli died IVoiii time to time in 

 the ponds. 



II, — Birds. 



Family PODICIPID.E. Gkebes. 



iBchmophorus occidentaIis(Lawr.). WedGrn Grebe. 



The western Gull, whicli was not met with in the inteiior of Xortheru 

 California, except at Eagle Lake, was found in great abundance in 

 .;N^oveml»er and December on the coast at Humboldt liay. At the 

 former locality it was rather common iu June, and several nests of some 

 species of grebe were seen among the tule reeds bordering the lake. 



iBchmophorus clarkii (Lawr.). Clark's Grebe. 



The relationship of this bird to the preceding, of which it may be the 

 female, not being clearly established, I retain it for the present as a 

 sefjarate species. It was found but once, a single specimen, the sex of 

 which I could not determine, having been obtained on the lower Mc- 

 Gloud Kiver on October 14. 



ColymbiLS auritus (Liun.). Horned Grebe. 



1 secured two specimens of this bird at Uumboldt IJay, where it is 

 not uncommon. It has also been taken at Fort Crook (Feilner's col- 

 lection). 



Colymbus uigricollis californicus (Heerm.). American Eared Grebe. 

 Xumerous at Eagle Lake and Humboldt Bay. 



Podilymbus podiceps (Liuu.). Pied-biUed Grebe. 



The Dabchick is found on most of the lakes and streams of this region. 

 It was obtained on ponds near the base of ]\Iount Shasta in summer, 

 and was present on the Lower IMcCloud and Humboldt Bay in winter. 



Family UR1NAT0KID..E. Loons. 



Urinator imber (Guuu.). Loon. 



The Loon lireeds regularly on the mountain lakes of Northern Cali- 

 i'ornia. In June and .July I visited several wild secluded lakes in tlie 

 mountains east of Lassiiii's Peak, each of which had its pair of Loons. 

 T'he larger of these are each a mile or two in extent and are known as 



