l8o EvERMANN on Birds of Vetiinra County, California. [April 



102. *Chordeiles virginianus henryi. (420 «.) Western Night. 

 HAWK. — Common migrant; a few breed. 



103. Micropus melanoleucus. (425.) White-throated Swift. — On 

 February 19, iSSi, while on a high mesa near where Santa Paula Creek 

 enters the valley, I saw pei-haps a score of White-throated Swifts circling 

 high in air overhead. Toward evening they came lower down and I suc- 

 ceeded in getting three fine specimens, two females and one male. I saw 

 the bird on a few other occasions, but never secured any other specimens. 



104. *Trochilus alexandri. (429.) Black-chinned Hummingbird. — 

 Rather common summer resident. 



105. *Trochilus costae. (430.) Costa's Hummingbird. — Summer 

 resident, rare. I have but one specimen obtained in the county. 



106. *Trochilus annse. (431-) Anna's Hummingbird. — A summer 

 resident; more common than either of the preceding. 



107. *Trochilus rufus. (433.) Rufous Hummingbird. — This I con- 

 sider the most abundant species of the Hummers found in the county. It 

 is resident, except for a few weeks in midwinter. I found it very common 

 in April and May in the thickets near the mouth of the Santa Clara 

 River. 



Allen's Hummingbird {Trochilus allcni) (434) likely occurs in the 

 county, but as I never identified it I do not include it in this list. 



loS- *Tyrannus verticalis. (447.) Western Kingbird. — A rather com- 

 mon summer resident, arriving last week in March. Full sets of eggs may 

 be found by May i. 



109. *Tyrannus vociferans. (44S.) Cassin's Kingbird. — Summer 

 resident; more common than verticalis. Breeds perhaps a little earlier. 

 The eggs of these two species can hardly be distinguished with certainty, 

 hence the birds should be identified before taking the eggs. 



110. *Myiarchus cinerascens. (454-) Asii-throated Flycatcher. 

 — -A summer resident; arrives about the middle of April. Not very com- 

 mon. 



in. Sayornis saya. (457) Say's Phcebe. — ^A winter resident; not 

 common. I think a few remain to breed, though I never found its nest. 



112. *Sayornis nigricans. (45'SO Black Phcebe. — A common resi- 

 dent throughout the year. Nests as early as April i. 



113. *Contopus richardsoni. (462.) Western Wood Pewee. — This 

 species is a summer resident, but not coinmon. I have two specimens 

 secured in Ventura County. 



114. *Empidonax hammondi. (46S.) Hammond's Flycatcher. — 

 Summer resident; not common. I have one specimen obtained at Santa 

 Paula, April 10. 



115. *Empidonax obscurus. (469.) Wright's Flycatcher.— I never 

 identified this species as a resident of Ventura County. The only reason 

 why I include it is based upon a set of four eggs which were brought me 

 by a boy at Santa Paula, and which I refer to this species. In color the 

 eggs are a pure white, unspotted, and measure .72 X .60, .73 X .61, .73 

 X .60. 



