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ent season. I do uot know wliether tliis is usually the case or not, as 

 this was my first spring and summer collecting- here. Nearlj^ every one 

 seems to know the Anna Humming-bird, but I did not see it here last 

 spring. 



T. alexandri must have been rare at Big Trees, as I did not see an 

 adult male in spring ijlumage, and was not certain of 'the species to 

 which the one which I shot there belonged. 



*Mary8ville 



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Moran's Meadow 

 Big Trees 



Juno 21, 1878 

 June 22, 1878 

 July 24, 1878 

 July — , 1878 



*112. Calypte annee, (Less.)- — Anna Humminfj-hird. 



This Hummer is abundant at Murphy's and in the hills below during 

 a large portion of the year. It was seen at Copperopolis * on the 12th 

 of December of the present year. There were no wild flowers, except- 

 ing those of the "Manzanita." Specimens sliot there were very fat, and 

 had been feeding on a sweet gummy substance exuding from perfora- 

 tions made by Woodpeckers in the bark of an evergreen oak. 



*Murpliy's 



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Biij Trees. 



Jan. 30,1877 

 Spring, 1877 

 Spring, 1877 

 Spring, 1877 

 Aug. 1,1878 



*113. Selasphorus rufus, (Gmcl.). — liiifons-hacJced Rumminy-hird. 



Thiy species is common at Big Trees in summer, and abundant at 

 Soda Springs in the fall. I have seen a few at Stockton and Murphy's 

 in spring. 



742G7 

 75326 



$ ad. 

 — juv. 



Stockton.. 

 Big Trees . 



Apr. 30, 1878 

 July 25, 1878 



Family CAPRIMULGID.^ : The Goatsuckers. 



114. "Antrostomus'' nuttalli, (And.). — I'oor-iciU. 



The specimen in the collection is the only oue I have seen in two years. 



73978 1— ad. Stockton July —, 1877 



■115. Chordeiles popetue (Vieill.) (/3. henryi, Cass. ?). — Mght ITaivlc. 



The Night Hawk is abundant at Soda Springs in July and August 

 and during the first part of September. 



I suppose a few occur at Big Trees in July or August, as (in 1878) 1 

 heard of " "WTiippoorwills " there which roosted on trees, .but I could not 

 find anv. 



Copperopolis is in the pine belt, abont 1,200 feet above 8ea-l6vel. 



