June, 1902. CHECK-LIST OF CALIFORNIA BIRDS 17 



62 (127) Pelecanus californicus Ridgway. 



CA1.1FORNIA Brown Pelican. 



S\N .—Pelecanus /usats; Pelecanus fiiscus californicus. 



Status — Common resident along our whole seacoast; not known to breed north of Los 

 Coronados Islands. 



63 (128) Fregata aquila (Linnaeus) Reichenbach. 



Man-o'-War Bird. 

 Syn. — Tachypetes aquilus. 



Status — Rare and irregular winter visitant, north to Humboldt Bay; most frequent along 

 our southern seacoast; straggling inland (North Pasadena, Los Angeles, Santa Clara). 



64 (129) Merganser americanus (Cassin) Stejneger, 



American Merganser. 



Syn. — Mergus americanus; Mergtis merganser americanus. 



Status — Fairly common locally in summer about the lakes and streams of the Sierras, 

 where it is known to breed. 



65 (130) Merganser serrator (Linnaeus) Shaffer. 



Red-breasted Merganser. 



Syn. — Mergus serrator. 



Status — Common winter visitant along our whole seacoast ; less numerous at suitable 

 points in the interior (Owens Lake, Lake Tahoe). 



66 (131) Lophodytes cucuUatus (Linnaeus) Reichenbach. 



Hooded Merganser. 



Syn. — Mergus cucuUatus. 



Status — Fairly common in fall and winter on the lakes and streams of the interior. 



67 (132) Anas boschas Linnaeus, 



Mallard. 



Status — Common resident in suitable localities throughout the State; breeds at many 

 points in the interior. 



<58 (135) Chaulelasmus streperus (Linnaeus) Bonaparte, 



Gadwall. 

 Syn. — Anas strepera. 



Status— Fairly common resident chiefly in the interior valleys, recorded as breeding in 

 Los Angeles County and in the Sacramento Valley. 



^9 (136) Mareca penelope (Linnaeus) Selby. 



Widgeon. 



Syn. — Anas penelope. 



Status — Several specimens recorded as found in winter in the Sau Francisco marketsj 

 ^Iso recorded from Eureka. 



