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and April and from August to October. 1 have never seen them in mid- 

 winter, but they probably occur occasionally at that season. They were noted 

 by J. S. Newberry at San Francisco Bay in the winter of 1885 (Pac. R. R. 

 Rep. vi, 1857, 99), and by E. W. Nelson at Lone Pine, Inyo County, in De- 

 cember, 1890, and at Alorro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, in November, 1891 

 (Fisher, N. A. Fauna No. 7, 1893, 22). A few probably breed around the more 

 remote lakes of southern California. They formerly nested commonly at Nigger 

 Slough, Los Angeles County, but have not done so of late years. E. Davis 

 has taken eggs at Alkali Lakes, near Santa Ana, from May 1 to August 1 

 (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 16). Several pairs of birds were 

 seen by H. W. Henshaw on Santa Cruz Island (Ann. Rep. Ch. En. U. S. G. 

 S., 1876, App. JJ, 270), and W. A. Jeffries noted the species at Santa Barbara, 

 April 19, 1883 (Auk vi, 1889, 223). They were also noted in the latter 

 locality by J. II. Bowles, from March 18 to May 20, October 12 and November 

 1, 1911, and by Bradford Torrey on September 20, the same year (Condor 

 xiv, 1912, 7). 



114. (226) Himantopus mexicanus ( Midler) . Black-necked Stilt. 

 Common summer resident. Rare in winter. Arrives mostly in March 



and April and leaves during the month of October. Breeds from May 1 

 through July, most abundantly from May 15 to June 15. I have found the 

 Stilt nesting commonly at Nigger Slough, Los Angeles County, and E. Davis 

 has taken eggs at Alkali Lakes, near Santa Ana. J. Grinnell saw a flock of 

 about twenty-five birds at Bear Lake, San Bernardino Mountains, July 30, 

 1905 (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. v, 1908, 55). Mr. Grinnell also took a male on 

 San Nicolas Island, May 25, 1897 (Pub. 1, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1897, 26). 

 H. Robertson took a specimen at Bixby,'Los Angeles County, January 5, 1910. 



115. (230) Gallinago delicata (Ord). Wilson Snipe. 



Common in fall, winter and spring in grassy swamps and wet pasture 

 lands. Arrives mostly in late August and September, and leaves in March 

 and early April. Noted by J. H. Bowles at Santa Barbara as late as April 27 

 (1911) (Condor xiv, 1912, 7). 



116. (232) Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus (Say). Long-billed 

 Dowitcher. 



Fairly common during migrations. Occasional in winter, at least as far 

 north as San Diego. Arrives mostly in late August and September and leaves 

 during the latter part of March and the month of April. Noted by J. H. 

 Bowles at Santa Barbara in the fall from July 18 (1910) to November 1 (1911), 

 and in the spring from March 10 to May 2 (1910) (Condor xiv, 1912, 8). 

 H. S. Swarth took a male at Ballona, Los Angeles County, April 19, 1901, and 

 E. A. Mearns and A. W. Anthony noted the species on San Clemente Island 

 in the latter part of August, 1894 (Bull. 56, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1907, 141). C. 

 B. Linton took two specimens in the San Diego marshes, September 3, 1906, 

 and found them fairlv common in that locality during: the following; winter. 



