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dena Acad. Sci., 1898, 10). J. S. Appleton saw the head, wings and tail of one 

 of these birds that was shot by L. Myers from the wharf at Hueneme, Ventura 

 County, about 1895. 



57. (129) Mergus americanus Cassin. American Merganser. 

 Fairly common winter visitant on the ocean and the salt marshes near the 



coast. F. Stephens took a male at Alamitos Bay, Los Angeles County, December 

 15, 1879 (Grinnell. Pub. 2. I 'asadena Acad. Sci.. 1898. 10). and I noted one in 

 the same locality. March 9, 1910. H. S. Swarth saw a male near Long Beach, 

 Los Angeles Comity. May 17, 1001, and another near Redondo, April 25. 1899, 

 and secured a female from a flock of eight, near Los Angeles, December 27, 

 1894. H. J. Lelande took a female near Long Leach, January 17, 1912. I have 

 seen the species occasionally on the ocean along the Los Angeles Comity coast 

 and have seen several specimens that were taken by hunters in various sections 

 of southern California. 



58. (130) Mergus serrator Linnaeus. Red-breasted Merganser. 

 Fairly common along the coast in fall, winter and spring. Arrives in 



October and leaves mostly in April. J. Grinnell noted this species at Catalina 

 Island in December, 1897 (Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 10), and 1 

 noted it in the same locality in March, 1905. C. B. Linton found it fairly com- 

 mon at San Clemente Island during October, 1908. and at San Nicolas Island 

 during January, February and March, 1909. Tie also saw one at the latter 

 island April 1, 1910, and another on May 3. following. He took a female at 

 Santa Cruz Island, December 2, 1907 (Condor x, 1908, 126). H. S. Swarth 

 took a specimen near Long Beach, May 17, 1901. 



5 ( >. (131) Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus). Hooded Merganser. 



Rather rare winter visitant. Although B. W. Evermann recorded this 

 species as common in Ventura County during the rainy season (Auk in. 1880, 

 89), few have been noted of late years. F. Stephens took a male at Alamitos 

 Bay, Los Angeles County. December 23, 1879 (Grinnell, Tub 2, Pasadena 

 Acad. Sci., 1898, 10), and J. E. Law took two females near Fillmore, Ventura 

 County, December 31, 1005. II. J. Lelande has taken the species occasionally 

 near Los Angeles, and in the Cline collection of mounted birds are several 

 specimens taken in Los Angeles County in the earl}- 80's. 



09. (132) Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus. Mallard. 



Common winter visitant, arriving in October and leaving mostly in March. 

 A \cw remain through the summer and breed around fresh water lakes and 

 ponds. Found breeding near Santa Barbara by C. I'. Streator (Orn. & Ool. 

 xi, 1886, 90), and near Saticoy by J. G. Cooper (Auk iv. 1887, 93). Tl. C. 

 Burt found a nest containing eleven partly incubated eggs, near Hueneme, Ven- 

 tura County, May 1, 1910. F. Stephens noted the species breeding at Bear 

 Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains, in June, 1886 (Morcom, Bull. Ridg. 

 Orn. Club, no. 2, 1887, 38), and C. S. Sharp records a nest found near Escon- 

 dido, San Diego County, in 1896 (Condor IX, 1907. 86). 



