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1877. Brewster, \V. Two Undcscribed Nests of California Birds. < Bull. Xutt. 

 Orn. Club II, April 1S77, p]). 37-3S. 



CarpodacH^ pnypiiyfus var. cali/oi niciis (?) and Peuctra riifueps at Nicasio. 



1.S77. Cooper, J. G. On vSeventy-five Doubtful West-coast Birds. < Bull. Xutt. 

 Orn. Club II, October 1S77, pp. SS-97. 



Remarks concerning"; nnnierou.s species attributed to California by early writers, but the 

 occurrence of which is now doubtful. 



1877. Coues, K. Note on Podiceps dominicus. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club II, 



January 1877, p. 26. 



Refers to (".aiubel's record as "perhaps erroneous". 



1877. Coues, E. Eastward Range of the Ferruginous Buzzard ( Arcliihutco fcr- 

 riigmeiis). < Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club II, January 1S77, p. 26. 

 Also southern California. 



1877. Elliot, D. G. Remarks on Sclasp]ionis allou , Henshaw. < Bull. N^utt. 

 Orn. Club II, October 1877, pp. 97-102; 2 figg. 



Xonienclatural technicpie: 'froc/iiliis rn/iis of (ruielin is argued to apply to the recently 

 described .S". alloii, while a new name, .S'. heiis/iawi, is proposed for the rufous-backed 

 species. 



1877. Henshaw, H. W. Description of a New Species of Humming-bird from 

 California. < Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club II, July 1S77, pp. 53-5S; 2 figg. 

 The original description of Selasp/iori(s alleiii; type localit}-, Xicasio. 



1877. Henshaw, H. W. Report on the Ornithology of Portions of Nevada and 

 California, by Mr. H. W. Henshaw < Ann. Rep. Geog. Surv. West 100th 

 Mer. by George M. Wheeler=App. N N of the Ami. Rep. Chief of Engineers 

 for 1877. Pp. 1303-1322. 



Includes a briefly-annotated list of W) species observed on the east slope of the Sierras in 

 the vicinity of Lake Tahoe. 



1877. Ridgway, R. United States Geological I^xploration of the Fortieth Paral- 

 lel I Clarence King, Geologist-in-charge | — | Part III. | Ornithology. 

 I By I Robert Ridgway. [is77] 4to, pp. 303-669. 



The California bird matter relates to the vicinity of Sacramento and the Sierras and 

 foothills immediately to the eastward. The nominal list of species had been previous!)- 

 piiblisht in the Proceedings of the Essex Institute for 1S7I-7.S. Rut in the present report 

 more extended accounts are given together with lists of specimens and notes on them. 



1877. Sharpe, R. B. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the 

 Collection of the British Museum. ColiomorphcC, Containing the Families 

 Corvidse, Paradiseidie, Oriolidie, Dicruridie, and Prionopidiu. Cat. Bds. 

 Ill, 1877, pp. i-xiii, 1-343; pll. I-XI\', figg. 



1878. Allen, C. A. An Albino Anna Hununing-Hird. -^ Bull. Xutt. Orn. 

 Club III, October 1S7S, jip. 192-193. 



1878. Allen, C. A. The Pygm\- Owl i ( ilaitridiio)! ra/i Joniirmii ^ <. Bull. XiUt. 

 Orn. Club III, October 1878, p. 193. 

 Xicasio: habits. 



