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County, in winter. One specimen secured (Auk iv, 1887, 93). One specimen 

 taken by L. H. Miller in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, No- 

 vember 25, 1911, and two specimens taken by J. E. Law in San Dimas Canon, 

 near Pomona, January 20, 1901. Noted by J. Grinnell in the Arroyo Seco and 

 Millard's Canon, near Pasadena, as early as October 23 (1897) and as late 

 as January 25 (1896) (Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 48). A number of 

 birds seen by H. S. Swarth in the Arroyo Seco, October 18 to 26, 1900, and 

 two birds seen by Mr. Swarth on Mt. Wilson, December 5, following. Female 

 taken by C. B. Linton on Santa Cruz Island, October 23, 1908. 



353. (725a) Telmatodytes palustris paludicola (Baird). Tule Wren. 

 Common resident of swampy regions in the lowlands, south to San Diego 



County. More widely distributed in winter, at which time it occurs plentifully 

 in weed patches and among the rank grass of the meadows. Breeds most com- 

 monly in May. Found nesting near Riverside by F. Stephens in 1878, and 

 recorded by C. S. Sharp as a common breeding bird at San Luis Rey, San 

 Diego County (Condor ix, 1907, 91). A. M. Tngersoll has noted it in early 

 spring at Linda Lake, twenty-one miles east of San Diego. This is the most 

 southern record I have seen. I took six slightly incubated eggs at Bixby, Los 

 Angeles County, April 15, 1904, and noted two fresh eggs in the same locality. 

 July 2, 1906. " 



354. (725c) Telmatodytes palustris plesius (Oberholser). Western 

 Marsh Wren. 



Occurs in winter. Regularity and abundance of its occurrence not fully 

 determined, as yet. Specimens recorded as follows : Taken by F. S. Daggett : 

 one specimen at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, February 21,. 1896; two 

 specimens, December 26, 1895, and one specimen, January 22, 1896, at Bixby, 

 Los Angeles County. Taken by J. Grinnell: one specimen, December 27, 1895, 

 at Bixby ; two specimens, November 7, 1896, at El Monte, Los Angeles County 

 (Condor v, 1903, 134). 



355. (726d) Certhia familiaris zelotes Osgood. Sierra Creeper. 

 Common resident of the coniferous forests of the mountains, from 4000 to 



9000 feet altitude, south to the San Jacinto Range. Occasional to the foothills 

 in winter. J. H. Bowles took a specimen at Santa Barbara, January 5, 1911 

 (Auk xxviii, 1911, 177), and J. E. Law has noted it in the foothills near 

 Hollywood, Los Angeles County, in winter. J. Grinnell found it moderately 

 common in June, 1904, on Mt. Pihos, Ventura County, from 7000 feet altitude 

 to the summit (Auk xxn, 1905, 391). In the San Bernardino Mountains, Mr. 

 Grinnell found no nests with eggs later than June 11, but young were found, 

 yet unable to fly, as late as July 20. Two sets taken June 11, were of four 

 and five eggs (Condor ix, 1907, 59). 



356. (727a) Sitta carolinensis aculeata Cassin. Slender-billed Nut- 

 hatch. 



Common resident of coniferous forests of the mountains from 4000 to at 

 least 9400 feet. Occasional to the foothills in fall, winter and spring. One 



