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Bishop has several specimens taken by 11. W. Marsden at Witch Creek, San 

 Diego County, in winter, and L. Belding noted the species in Mission Canon, 

 near San Diego, in the 80's (Land Bds. Pac. Dist, 1890, 230). C. B. Linton 

 took a male on Santa Cruz Island, December 19, 1907 (Condor x, 1908, 128). L. 

 Peyton found a nest containing three young, near Sespe. Ventura County, June 

 10, 1910. H. Robertson took a set of six eggs near Los Angeles, April 16, 

 1900, and J. Grinned took six fresh eggs in the Arroyo Seco, near Pasadena. 

 June 23, 1893 (Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 48). 



349. (719d) Thryomanes bewicki charienturus Oberholser. San Difxo 

 Wren. 



Common resident of the foothill oak region and brushy mountain sides 

 up to about 6000 feet. The majority descend to the lower country in winter. 

 where they may be found commonly on brush and grass lands. Breeds most 

 plentifully in April and May. Extreme nesting dates by W. M. Pierce near 

 Claremont, Los Angeles County, are : Six eggs, incubation slight, taken March 

 9, 1905, and six eggs, partly incubated, taken June 20, 1903. A nest contain- 

 ing young was noted by Florence Merriam Bailey in an old nose bag hanging 

 in a shed at Twin Oaks, San Diego County, April 18, 1889 (Auk xni, 1896, 

 121). 



350. f71 ( ».l) Thryomanes leucophrys ( Anthony). San Clemente Wren. 

 Common resident of San Clemente Island. Type specimen taken by A. W. 



Anthony, August 27, 1894 (Auk xn, 1895, 51 ). The bird found on Santa Cruz 

 and Santa Rosa islands has been given the name of Thryomanes bewicki neso- 

 philus by H. C. Oberholser ( Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxi. 1898, 442). and J. 

 Grinnell has named the Catalina Island bird Thryomanes bewicki catalinae 

 (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. v, 1910, 308). None of these three island forms differs 

 from the mainland bird to any great extent. 



351. (721a) Troglodytes aedon parkmani Audubon. Western House 

 Wren. 



Common summer resident from the coast up to over 5000 feet in the moun- 

 tain canons, ascending to over 8000 feet during the fall migrations ( Grinnell, 

 Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. v, 1908, 120). A few remain through the winter in 

 the lowlands, but the majority winter to the south of us. Breeds mostly in 

 May in wooded localities and, occasionally, in holes in banks. Extreme nesting 

 dates are : Eight eggs, fresh, taken by J. Grinnell near Pasadena, April 20. 

 1895 (Pub. 2. Pasadena Acad. Sci.. 1898, 48). and six eggs, half incubated, 

 taken by the writer at Seven Oaks, 5200 feet altitude in the San Bernardino 

 Mountains, June 10, 1906. 



352. (722a) Nannus hiemalis pacificus (Baird). Western Winter 

 Wren. 



Winter visitant to the mountains, occasional to the foothills and valleys. 

 South at least to Pasadena and Pomona. Three birds seen by J. II. P.owles 

 near Santa Barbara, November 27, 1910. One specimen secured (Condor xtti, 

 1911, 35). Three or more birds noted by J. G. Cooper near Saticoy, Ventura 



