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[The following- species, all of which are known to occur in some part 

 of California, have not been met with by Mr. Belding in the central 

 portion of the State. Many of them are very local, while others occur 

 only in certain districts, at i)articular seasons. — R. R.] 



PolioptUa mclanura,* Lawr. 

 PoJloptila plumhea,^ Baird. 

 Parus ovddentalis,\ Baird. 

 Partus rufesceiiSjt Towus. 

 Cotyle riparia, (Liuu.). 

 Vlfeo vicinior* Cones. 

 fLoxia leucoptcra,^ Gmel. 

 jFAjiothun linaria,^ (Linn.). 

 Leucosficte llttoralis,^ Baird. 

 ? Ceniroplianes lapponicns,^ (Linn.). 

 Passerculus anthinus,X Bonap. 

 Passerculits ro>itrati(s,\\ (Cass.). 

 Cotitrniculus perpaUklus,*!\ Ridgw. 

 MoJothrus ater, (Bodd.). 

 Corvtis caniivorus, Bartr. 

 Corvus caiirimis,t Baird. 

 Chwtura vauxi, (Towns.). 



Nephmceles borealis, Kennerly. 

 Cali/ple costw,* (Boarc). 

 Selasphorus aUeni,t Henshaw. 

 Pandion carohiieiisis, Gmel. 

 Astur atricajyiUus,^ (Wils.). 

 Squatarola helvetica, (Linn.). 

 Charadrius vmj'micus, Borck. 

 ^gialitis semipalmata, Bonap. 

 ^gialitis nivosa, Cass. 

 Plialaropus fuUcar'ms, (Linn.). 

 Ereimetes pusillus. 

 Tringa bairdi, Cones. 

 Tringa maculata, Vieill. 

 Colymbus torquatim, Briiun. 

 Colymbus j>i^c(/(c«.y, Lawr. 

 CoIi/inhKs scph'iifrioiialis, Linn. 

 Podiceps holbolU, Eeinli. 



Family TURDID^ : The Thrushes. 



* 1. Turdus migratorius, /?. propinquus, Ridgw. — JFeatern Pobiu. 



This bird visits the valleys only in winter, when it is sometimes 

 abundant, especially diuing the coldest weather. In summer it is rarely 

 seen out of the pine forests, though about the first of September, 1878, 

 twenty-five or thirty were observed in an orchard at Murphy's. 



It was first seen** at Stockton, October -}1, 1878. 



d ad. 



*Mui-phy's Apr. — , 187' 



2. Turdus neevius, Gm. — Varied Thrush. 



This bird arrives at Stockton about the middle of Kovember and 

 leaves in March or April, according to the season. It arrived at Soda 

 Springs, October 1, 1877. 



It is usually a common winter sojourner of the foot-hills, and also of 



"* Probably confined to tlie soutliern portion of tlie State. 



t Found among tlie oaks of the plains east of Sacramento, in June, 1867, by the 

 writer; common. 



t Probably confined to the coast district. 



•^ Undoubtedly occur on the high Sierras in winter. 



II Found by Mr. Belding at Santa Cruz, September, 1870. 



H Common at Sacramento, in June, 1867. 



** Sometimes, for the sake of variety, the word "amved" is used. This, in all cases, 

 must necessarily be but a substitute for the word ' ' seen, " or ' ' first seen . " Though, when 

 constantly in the field, as was the case at Murphy's in the spring of 1877, and at Stock- 

 ton in the spring of 1878, if common, a species was probably seen soon after its arrival. 

 *' Was seen," means by myself. The birds were all shot by me, unless credited to others. 



