iSS6.] EvERMANN (?;/ Birds of Ventura Comity, California. 179 



Species of xvhosc occurrence during autumn or winter I obtained 

 satisfactory proof . 



1. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe — At Highlands I ex- 

 amined the skin of one of these Grebes which had been shot the preceding 

 autumn in a mill-pond near the town. 



2. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Often seen in small numbers 

 during the spring and autumn migrations. 



3. Porzana Carolina. Carolina Rail. — Of irregular occurrence near 

 Ashevilie in early autumn. One gentleman assured me that during a 

 heavy easterly storm in September, 1S83, he bagged twenty specimens in 

 the meadows along the French Broad River. 



4. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — This well-known game bird 

 visits the meadows about Ashevilie in sufficient numbers to afford fairly 

 good shooting. It occurs only during the spring and autumn migrations. 



5. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Seen occasionally along 

 the Frencli Broad River. 



6. Ectopistes migratorius. Wild Pigeon. — Said to occur in numbers 

 in autumn and winter, especially when beech mast is abundant. 



7. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — At Highlands I was shown 

 the wings and tails of several specimens shot the preceding autumn. 



8. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — I include this Hawk on 

 precisely the same evidence as the Sharp-shin, viz., that of the exami- 

 nation of some wings and tails in tlie possession of a gentlemanat High- 

 lands. The species probably breeds also, but of this I have no proof. 



9. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — An adult female, very large 

 and pale, shot by Mr. Boynton at Highlands, February 8, 1886, reaches 

 me just in time for mention in this connection. With it Mr. Boynton 

 also sends : 



10. Melanerpes carolinus. — Red-bellied Woodpecker. — A male shot 

 at Highlands (4000 ft.) Feb. 6, 1SS6. 



11. Scolecophagus carolinus. Rusty Grackle. — One taken at High- 

 lands, January 23, 1SS6. "It has been about the town all winter in com- 

 pany with a flock of Meadow-larks." 



A LIST OF THE BIRDS OBTAINED IN VENTURA 

 COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 



BY BARTON W. EVERMANN. 



{Concluded from p. 97.) 



loi. *Phalaenoptilus nuttali. (418.) Poor-will. — Summer resident ; 

 not common. During two years I secured but one specimen. 



