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young one (Auk xxn. 1 ( H)5. 382). L. Peyton saw several birds on Sawmill 

 Mountain, the westward spur of Alt. Pinos, in early September, 1911. 



148. (312) Columba fasciata fasciata Say. Band-tailed Pigeon. 



Breeds in the mountains, mostly above 3000 feet. Irregular fall, winter 

 and spring visitant to the foothills and occasionally well down into the valleys. 

 Some seasons appears in the lower country in large Mocks, and other seasons 

 is not noted at all. Two birds were seen by R. Rogers at Santa Barbara, Sep- 

 tember 18, 1906 (Condor ix, 1906, 28). W. L. Chambers secured several speci- 

 mens which were poisoned by a rancher near Santa Monica, Los Angeles 

 County, February 26, 1901. Mr. Chambers states that there were hundreds of 

 the birds around Santa Monica at the time, feeding on the grain fields. H. S. 

 Swarth has noted the species on stubble fields near Los Angeles in winter, and 

 on March 3, he saw several in the oak trees along the Los Angeles River. 

 Flocks were seen by L. Belding at El Cajon, San Diego County, December 15, 

 1883 (Land Birds Pac. Dist., 1890, 20). 



J. Grinnell found Band-tailed Pigeons common around the summit of Mt. 

 Pinos in the summer of 1904 f Auk xxn, 1905, 382), and in June, 1906, I found 

 them fairly plentiful in the San Bernardino Mountains above 5000 feet. C. E. 

 Groesbeck found a nest containing one young bird about a week old, on Mt. 

 Wilson, Los Angeles County, July 5. 1894, and W. B. Judson found a nest 

 containing one considerablv incubated egg, in the same locality. May 23, 1897 

 (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 20). Two nests, each containing 

 one young bird, were found by M. F. Gilman at an elevation of about 6500 feet 

 on San Jacinto Mountain, May 14, 1897 (Condor v, 1903, 134). J. B. Dixon 

 and C. S. Sharp found the species breeding about twenty miles from Escondido. 

 San Diego County, at an elevation of 3250 feet. Sets of eggs were taken as 

 follows: Two eggs, fresh. May 3. 1901; one egg, incubation advanced. May 

 11, 1902, and one egg, incubation advanced, June 24. 1002 (Condor v, 1903, 16). 



140. (316) Zenaidura macroura carolinensis (Linnaeus). Mourning 

 Dove. 



Abundant resident throughout the lower country and on the larger islands 

 of the Santa Barbara group. Occurs in summer up to the summits of the 

 mountains. The breeding season is protracted and eggs may be found from 

 February until September. FT. J. Lelande took two slightly incubated eggs 

 near San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, February 9, 1897, and Antonin Jay 

 found two fresh eggs near Santa Monica. September 22, 1894. A. B. Howell 

 found a nest in an orange tree near Covina. Los Angeles County, which con- 

 tained two heavily incubated eggs, December 5, 1911 (Condor xiv,' 1912, 7?>) . 



150. (320a) Chaemepelia passerina pallescens Baird. Mexican 

 Ground Dove 



Rare straggler from across the mountains. Several specimens said to 

 have been obtained by Mr. Lorquin at San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, in the 

 60's (B., Br. & Riclg., N. A. L. B. m. 1874, 522). They have never been noted 

 in that locality since that time and the record may be erroneous. A bird of this 



