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him at this time are in the collection of J. E. Thayer. Mr. Linton also saw 

 two birds at San Miguel Island. October 15, 1910. H. Wright took an imma- 

 ture male on Catalina Island, September 3, 1907 (Grinnell, Condor xi. 1909, 

 139), and E. A. Mearns and A. W. Anthony took specimens on San Clemente 

 [sland in late August, 1894 (Bull. 56, I'. S. Nat. Mus., 1907, 141). 



141. (284) Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors). Black Turnstone. 

 Common in small flocks, mostly along rocky shores, from August to May. 



Particularly plentiful on the Santa Barbara Islands. The majority arrive 

 in August and leave in April. Non-breeding birds are frequent in summer. 

 C. B. Linton has found the species common on the channel islands as late as 

 June 1, and saw several on San Nicolas and Santa Barbara islands July 4, 5. 

 1909. 1 saw a pair on Santa Barbara Island. June 14, 1911, and took a male 

 on San Miguel Island, June 21, 1910. I also saw three birds at Bolsa Chica, 

 Orange County, July 24, 1911, and took a female at Hyperion, Los Angeles 

 County, July 28, 1910. 



142. (286.1) Haematopus frazari Brewster. Frazar Oyster-catcher. 

 Breeds on the coast of Mexico and Lower California. Straggles rarely 



north to Ventura County. J. G. Cooper obtained two specimens of this bird, 

 one at San Diego and the other at Santa Uarbara Island, in the months of May 

 and June (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. iv, 1868, 8). B .W. Evermann noted it on the 

 coast of Ventura County in summer (Auk in. 1886, 92), and I'. I. Osburn saw 

 a bird at Catalina Island, February 12, 1910 (Condor xm, 1911. 76). 



143. (287) Haematopus bachmani Audubon. Black Oyster-catcher. 

 Resident on the Santa Barbara Islands. Breeds on Santa Barbara, Ana- 



capa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel. Most plentiful on the last 

 named. Fresh eggs may be found from May 15 to the latter part of June. I 

 have a juvenile bird taken on San Miguel Island, June 23, 1910, and sets of 

 eggs were taken at the same island in 1 ( H0 as follows: Two eggs, incubation 

 one-third, taken by V. W. Owen, June 9; two eggs, fresh, taken by O. W. 

 Howard, June 10; three eggs, fresh, taken by G. Willett, June 17, and two 

 fresh and three slightly incubated eggs taken by J. S. Appleton, June 18 ( Con- 

 dor xn, 1910, 173). Two nests containing eggs were found by H. W. Ilenshaw 

 on Santa Cruz Island early in June (Ann. Rep. Ch. En. U. S. G. S. 1876, 

 App. JJ. 270). and J. G. Cooper took a set of four fresh eggs on Santa Barbara 

 Island, June 3. 1863 ( 1'.., Br. & Ridg., VV. P.. X. A. i, 1884, 117). H. C. Burt 

 found a nest containing one fresh egg on Anacapa Island, May 15. 1911. The 

 egg was left and the nest was visited by II. P.. Webster on May 20. It still 

 contained but the one v^ which was heavily incubated. 



144. (292a) Oreortyx picta plumifera (Gould). Plumed Quail. 



Common resident from the Upper Sonoran zone of the foothills up through 

 the Transition zone in the higher mountains, "hi times of heavy snow on the 

 mountains these birds appear in considerable numbers in the lower foothills 

 and individuals have been seen in Pasadena, three miles from the base of the 

 mountains" (Grinnell. Pub. 2. Pasadena Acad. Sci.. 1898. 19). H. Robertson 



