00 EvERMAXN 0)1 Birds of l^o/ttira County, California. [ lanuaiv 



December lo, 1880, in the Santa Clara River, above Santa Paula, eighteen 

 miles from the coast. 



2. *Colymbus nigricollis californicus. (4.) American Eared Grebe. 

 — Rather common in winter; a few breed in the marshes along the 

 coast. 



3. *Podilymbus podiceps. (6.) Pied-billed Grebe. — Common 

 resident in the lagoons, where they breed sparingly. 



4. Urinator imber. (7.) Loon. — The Loon is rather common during 

 winter along the coast and in the bay. 



5. Urinator pacificus. (10.) Pacific Loon. — A rare winter visitant. 



1 have seen it occasionally about Rincon Point, and once in the bay at 

 San Buenaventura. 



6. Cerorhincha monocerata. (15.) Rhinoceros Auklet. — All the 

 evidence I h;ive of the occurrence of this species within our limits is 

 a young bird picked up on the beach near San Buenaventura in 

 January. 



7. Ptycorhamphus aleuticus. (16.) Ca.ssin's Auklet. — Cassin's Auklet 

 is rather common about the Santa Barbara Islands, where it is said 

 to breed. 



8. Cepphus columba. (29.) Pigeon Guillemot. ^ — Rather common 

 about the Santa Barbara Islands; most numerous on San Nicolas, where 

 it breeds. I was imformed that it breeds also upon Ana Capa Island. 



9. Uria troile californica. (30(?.) California Guillemot. — I saw 

 this species once in summer near the wharf at San Buenaventura, and 

 regard it as a rare straggler from the Farallones, where it breeds in great 

 numbers. 



10. Stercorarius parasiticus. (37.) P.\rasitic Jaeger. — I have fre- 

 quently seen this Jaeger along the coast above San Buenaventura in 

 winter. 



11. Larus glaucescens. (44-) Glaucous-winged Gull. — A winter 

 visitant; not common. 



12. Larus occidentalis. (49.) Western Gull. — This is doubtless the 

 most abundant Gull to be seen on our coast. It is resident, and breeds 

 in great numbers on most parts of the California Coast. 



13. Larus argentatus smithsonianus. (51''-) American Herring 

 Gull.- — This Gull is a \-ery abundant resident. — in winter perhaps quite 

 equalling L. occidentalis in numbers. 



14. Larus cachinnans. (52.) Pallas's Gull. — A winter resident; 

 not common. 



15. Larus californicus. (53-) California Gull. — A rather common 

 winter visitant. 



16. Larus delawarensis. (54.) Ring-billed Gull. — Winter visitant ; 

 not common. 



17. Larus brachyrhynchus. (55.) Short-billed Gull. — In December, 

 1879, I found a dead specimen of this small Gull lying on the beach near 

 San Buenaventura. It was badly decayed and could not be saved. 



18. Larus heermannii. (57). Heermann's Gull. — A winter visitant: 

 not \erv common. 



