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of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, were taken by F. O. Johnson 

 at Riverside, in January and February (Swarth, Condor xn, 1910, 108). L. 

 Belding took two specimens near San Diego in May, 1881 (Evermann, Auk 

 in. 1886, 185), and Bradford Torrey saw a bird in a San Diego park, Feb- 

 ruary 3-16, 1908 (Condor xi, 1909, 174). ( ). W. Howard found about a dozen 

 nests of this bird at an elevation of about 5000 feet, in Lockwood Valley, Ven- 

 tura County, near Mt. Pihos, during the month of May, 1903. Two sets, 

 of live eggs each, and two sets of six eggs each, were taken May 13 and 14. 



341. (703a) Mimus polyglottos leucopterus (Vigors). Western Mock- 



[NGBIRD. 



Common resident from the coast to the base of the mountains, also on the 

 larger Santa Parbara Islands. Breeds mostly during the latter part of April 

 and the month of May. Extreme nesting records are: Three eggs, fresh, 

 taken by Antonin Jay at Los Angeles, March 31, 1895, and three eggs, incu- 

 bation advanced, also taken by Mr. Jay, near Monrovia, Los Angeles County, 

 June 23, 1904. 



This is one bird with which civilization seems to agree. It is apparently 

 much more plentiful at the present time than it was when the country was 

 less settled. It is partial to orchards and parks and the ornamental trees along 

 the streets of cities and towns. 



342. (710) Toxostoma redivivum (Gambel). California Thrasher. 



Common resident of brushy localities from the lowlands up to about o000 

 feet in the mountains. Most abundant in the foothill and mesa regions. Breeds 

 mainly in March and April, but sets are occasionally taken much earlier. J. 

 Grinnell took three eggs, incubation begun, near Azusa, Los Angeles County, 

 December 15, 1899 (Condor n, 1900, 19). H. J. Lelande took two consider- 

 ably incubated eggs near Pasadena, January 27, 1897. and II. A. Gaylord took 

 three fresh eggs in the same locality, June 2(>, 18 ( )4 (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasa- 

 dena Acad. Sci., 1898, 47). 



343. (711) Toxostoma lecontei lecontei Lawrence. Leconte Thrasher. 

 A desert species, occasionally found west of the mountains. According 



to M. F-. Gilman, the Leconte Thrasher is a regular resident in small numbers 

 as far west as Banning, Riverside County. In that vicinity he has noted nests 

 containing eggs from February 17 (1899) until June, most commonly in late 

 March and early April (Condor VI, 1904, 95-98). F. Stephens saw a bird near 

 Julian, San Diego County, late in August, 1911. 



344. (713) Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi (Sharpe). Cactus Wren. 

 Common resident, locally, on cactus covered mesas and washes, north to 



Ventura County. Much less plentiful in winter than in summer. Breeds mostly 

 in April and May. Reported by B. W. Lvermann, in the early 80's, as a com- 

 mon resident of Ventura County, wherever cactus was abundant ( Auk in. 

 1886, 185). II. C. Burt took a set of eggs near Santa Paula in 1905, but has 

 been unable to find the species there since that time. J. S. Appleton funis it a 

 common resident of the Simi Valley, southern Ventura County. Extreme nest- 



