1S87.J Cooper on Birds of Ventura County. California. g? 



24. Spizella brewed (562). I shot two from a small migrating flock of 

 this species near East Grove, April 10, the only time I met with any, and 

 1 suppose, therefore, that they do not breed there. I never saw them else- 

 where in Southern California, and noticed a marked difference from the 

 .S. pallida I got at Forr, Mojave. 



25. Melospiza lincolni (583). Not rare about Saticov Grove in 

 winter, where I preserved two. The newly-fledged young of M. fascia fa 

 samuelis is so similar, that, before shooting some, I thought M. lincolni 

 had remained in summer, but have since found the nest of the latter only 

 from 7000 to 9000 feet altitude in the Sierra Nevada. 



26. Passerella iliaca unlaschkensis (5S5«)- A. few of this species win- 

 tered near Saticoy, and I preserved two, of which one, sent to Washington. 

 was found by Mr. Ridgway to be intermediate between the northwestern 

 and eastern varieties. (On the dates of migration of this and other birds 

 here mentioned, see Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. for 18S0, pp. 241-251.) 



27. Helminthophila celata lutescens (646). I shot one at Saticov, ami 

 know it to be a constant resident in the brushy canons among the hills of 

 Southern California, but not easily distinguished at a distance from some 

 other small birds, unless when its peculiar song is heard in the spring. 



28. Troglodytes hiemalis pacificus (722). Three or more of this spe- 

 cies remained in the willows at Saticoy all winter, and I preserved one. 

 This is about its most southern range. 



29. Cistothorus palustris (725). A few seen in the Saticoy marsh in 

 winter only. 



I may add a few notes on the breeding and other habits of 

 some other birds in Evermann's List. Some of the island birds, 

 especially burrowing species, arc known also to breed in high 

 bluffs on the mainland, such as border the northwest and south- 

 west corners of the county. These 'probable' breeders are 

 Cerorhhica mojiocerata, PtyciiorampJms alcuticiis, Brachy- 

 ramphtts hypolcucus, Cepphus col umbo, etc. Phalacrocorax 

 ■pelagicus albociliatus is not a 'probable' but a certain breeder 

 on the islands, as I got eggs there. It also breeds on ledges 

 of cliffs along the rest of the coast, as do many other water 

 birds, but perhaps not within the county. Anas bosclias is also 

 a certain breeder in Ventura County. Of land birds AtnpJ/i- 

 spiza belli is more than probably a breeder, as I found nests at San 

 Diego, and breeding birds at Monterey and on the islands in sum- 

 mer, among shrubs along the sea-shore. Penccea rujiceps is also a 

 summer resident on the hills, and on some islands, where they 

 doubtless breed. Vireo belli I found a nest of at Saticoy in a low 

 willow, as described in App. Vol. III. N. A. Birds. I have no 

 doubt, also, that Vireo huttoni breeds, as it is a constant resident, 

 though I never found the nest. (See Orn. of Cal.. I 122, as to 

 early laying at San Diego.) 



