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ton, aud a few, principally young of the year, visited Big Trees, August 

 20 of this year (1878). It was abundant in the middle of September 

 at Suiamit Meadows, aud was quite common during the same month at 

 Soda Springs. I did not see it at Marysvillc in tlie winter of 1877-78. 



[Ee'spectiug' the two species of Bliiobirds. Mr. IJcldiiig \\'r!tes, under date of Jau- 

 uary ir>. as follovrs: — ''Is it not remarkable that *S'. mexicana is now in the luountains 

 aud iS. arctica in the lowlands? The former more common than ihe latter, at least 

 when I left the valley. As sno\\- is now two feet deep at Big Trees. S. mcricana has 

 probably left. ■•—h\ H.] 



73883 d" ad. Murphy's \ Yeb. 15,1877 



76539 9 ad. 



Stockton Oct. 28,1878 



Family SYLVIIDiE: The True ^Varijlers. 



13. Reguiaa calendula, (Linu.). — Euby-croivned Kinglcl. 



This is a \ery common -winter sojourner in the foot-hills and valleys. 

 L have not seen it at Big Trees in summer, though abundant at Soda 

 Springs the last of AugTist and afterward. 



By the middle of April, 1878, it was very rare at Stockton. The first 

 ■^eeu the followins: fall was on the 3d of October. 



73877 I rf ad. I Murphy's . 



1877 



'14. Regulus satrapa, lachl. — GoUhn-crowned Eirujlc'. 



This bu'd was seen on several occasions at and near Big Trees in Jidy 

 and August, though not more than eight or nine in all. I had seen five 

 or six at Soda Springs about October 1, 1877, and about the same 

 number at Miuphy's in December of the same year, but nowhere was it 

 .so numerous as at Stockton. 



On the 15th of November, 1877, I found a flock of thirty or forty as- 

 sociated with a smaller number of B. calendula^ and three days after- 

 ward saw a flock about as large about foui' miles from the spot where I 

 had seen those on the 15th. These were also associated -with a smaller 

 number of 7?. calendula. 



Stocklon 



~ Moi-an's (.iltitudc 3.800). 



Stockton 



do 



July 26,1878 

 Oct. 28,1878 

 Xov. —,1878 



15. Polioptila ccerulea, (Linn.). — Blue-gray GuatcfitchiT. 



Tills is a rather common summer resident of Murphy's, and it was 

 '[uite numerous at ^larysville in June; at the former place frequenting 

 the chaparral, at tlic latter, the willows. It was first seen at Murphy's 

 April 5, 1878; at Stockton, March 23, It is rare at Stockton, and was 

 not seen there during the breeding season. Several were seen hero in 

 Auyiist, 1877, but one was seen at Murphy's in parts of August and 

 September. 



