Q2 EvERMANN ON Birds of Ventura County, California. | Januiiry 



65. Totanus melanoleucus. (254.) Greater Yellow-legs. — Seen 

 frequently along the Santa Clara River. Probably resident. 



66. Numenjus longirostris. (-64.) Long-billed Curlew. — Fre- 

 quent along the coast except in summer prior to July, when young birds 

 appear. 



67. Numenius hudsonicus. (265.) Hudsonl\n Curlew. — A winter 

 visitant; not common. 



6S. *Haematopus palliatus. (286.) American Oyster-c.\tcher. — 

 Seen occasionally along the sea coast in summer. 



69. *Haematopus bachmani. (287.) Black Oyster -catcher. — 

 More common as a summer resident than the former. Breeds sparingly. 



70. Charadrius squatarola. (-70.) Black-bellied Plover. — Rather 

 common along the coast in winter. 



71. *iEgialitis vocifera. (273.) Killdeer. — Rather abundant resi- 

 dent. 



72. *./Egialitis nivosa. (278.) Snowy Plover. — Resident along the 

 coast and rather abundant. 



73. *Oreortyx pictus. (292.) Mountain Partridge. — Resident in 

 the mountains; not common. I knew of but two or three small Hocks in 

 the county. 



74. *Callipepla californica. (-94-) California Partridge. — ^Very 

 abundant resident. Nests in March and April. Albinism is not infre- 

 quent; I have three beautiful cream-colored specimens secured near 

 Santa Paula. 



75. Columba fasciata. (312.) B.\nd-t.\iled Pigeon. — The only spec- 

 imen of this bird I ever saw in the county I got February 28, 1S80, near 

 the mouth of Santa Paula Canon. It was a female, and was feeding upon 

 the young balls of the sycamore, no less than thirty-five of which I took 

 from its crop. Residents of Santa Paula inform me that it was common 

 only a few 3'ears ago. 



76. *Zenaidura macroura. (316.) Mourning Dove. — An abundant 

 resident. Nests early in April. 



77. *Pseudogryphus californianus. (324. ) California Vulture. — 

 Resident among the higher mountains, descending only to the valleys 

 and canons to feed upon carrion. 



78. *Cathartes aura. (325.) Tiirkey Vulture. — An abundant resident- 

 During the winter more than a hundred roosted in a gro\e of eucalyptus 

 trees near Santa Paula 



79. *Elanus leucurus. (328.) White-tailed Kite. — A rare resident.* 

 I knew of only four or five pairs in the Santa Clara Valley from the coast 

 to the Sespe, — about twenty miles. I obtained full sets of eggs April 12. 



80. *Circus hudsonius. (331) M.\rsh Harrier.— Resident ; rather 

 common. Nests on tiie ground early in April. 



81. Accipiter velox. (332.) Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Seen occasion- 

 ally during the winter. Probably breeds sparingly in the county. 



82. *Accipiter cooperi. (333-) Cooper's Hawk. — Resident, but not 

 connnon. 



