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in September until October 30 (1897) ( Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 30). 

 H. Robertson took specimens near Pasadena, April 7, 1899. It was noted in April 

 in various parts of San Diego County by L. Belding, F. Stephens and others 

 (Land Bds. Pac. Dist., 1890. 102). 



219. (469) Empidonax wrighti Baird. Wright Flycatcher. 



Robert Ridgway of the United States National .Museum writes me that, after 

 a careful study of a large series of specimens by himself and H. C. Oberhulser, 

 they have arrived at the conclusion that the southern California birds frequently 

 recorded during the past few years as Empidonax griseus Brewster, are all refer- 

 able to Empidonax wrighti and that E. griseus does not occur in California at all. 

 Therefore 1 have included under this species many notes that have heretofore 

 been referred to E. griseus. 



Wright Flycatcher is a common breeding bird in the mountains from 5500 

 to 9000 feet altitude, its breeding range extending south at least to the San 

 Jacinto Range. It is fairly common in the foothills along the base of the 

 mountains, during migrations, and a few remain through the winter. J. G. 

 Cooper took specimens in winter at Saticoy, Ventura County (Auk iv, 1887, 92) ; 

 H. S. Swarth took a specimen near Los Angeles, November 5, 1897, and H. A. 

 Gaylord took one near El Monte, Los Angeles County, November 7, 1896 (Grin- 

 ned, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 31). According to F. Stephens, it is a 

 rare migrant through the San Bernardino Valley ( Belding, Land Bds. Pac. Dist., 

 1890, 103). H. W. Marsden took a female April 20 and a male April 22, 1903, 

 at Redlands, San Bernardino Count}' (Bishop, Condor vn, 1905, 142). It was 

 noted on several occasions by F. E. Blaisdell at Poway, San Diego County, and 

 L. Belding saw it in spring migration at San Diego, April 20, 1884 (Land Bds. 

 Pac. Dist., 1890, 103). 



J. Grinned found it in summer on the slopes of Mt. Waterman, Los Angeles 

 County (7500 to 8500 feet) ( Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci.. 1898, 31). Mr. Grin- 

 ned also found it breeding in the San Bernardino Mountains in 1905 and 1906. 

 He noted newly hatched young as earh as June 15 (1905), and took four par- 

 tially incubated eggs July 14. 1906 (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. v, 1908, 78). In 

 June, 1907, I found it breeding plentifully at Bear Valley and Bluff Lake in the 

 San Bernardino Mountains, from 7000 to 8000 feet altitude. I took a set of four 

 half incubated eggs June 20, and a set of three, slightly incubated, on June 22. 

 This is undoubtedly the species found nesting by A. W. Anthony in July, 1895, 

 on San Jacinto Mountain up to 9500 feet, and recorded by him as Empidonax 

 hammondi (Auk xn, 1895, 390). 



220. (471 ) Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus Sclater. Vermilion Fly- 

 catcher. 



Occasional straggler from the desert. Recorded as follows : Male seen by 

 Bradford Torrey at Santa Barbara, March 15, 1907 (Condor ix, 1907, 109). 

 Two males taken by J. G. Cooper near Ventura, October 21 and November 7, 

 1872 (Auk iv, 1887, 92). Adult female taken by G. F. Morcom at Los Angeles, 

 October 17, 1895 (Grinned, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 31). Adult male 

 and adult female taken by H. A. Gaylord near Fl Monte, Los Angeles County, 



