296 Grinnell, Range of the Mockingbird in California. [.July 



November 28, 1888, and for a month or so thereafter, one indi- 

 vidual; October, 1894, to April, 1895, one individual continuously; 

 November, 1895, one individual; November 2, 1896, to spring of 

 1897, one individual all winter (Emerson, Bull. Cooper Orn. Club, 

 I, March, 1899, p. 27); November, 1904, to March 4, 1905, one 

 individual all winter (Emerson, Condor, VIII, March, 1906, p. 

 51). Watson ville, Santa Cruz County: specimen taken Septem- 

 ber 17, 1903 (Hunter, Condor, VI, Jan., 1904, p. 25). Paicines, 

 San Benito County, "sparingly winter resident" (Mailliard, Condor, 

 III, Sept., 1901, p. 126). Salinas Valley, "near Monterey," in 

 small numbers (Cooper, Orn. Calif., 1870, p. 21). Paso Robles, 

 San Luis Obispo County, "quite a number" in winter; one pair 

 known to have nested; thought to be increasing (Thompson, 

 Condor, II, July, 1900, p. 89). San Simeon, San Luis Obispo 

 County, one seen July 20, 1905 (Jenkins, Condor, VIII, Sept., 

 1906, p. 129). Wasioja, Santa Barbara County, seen in December, 

 1909 (Rowley, MS). 



The last three records are the southernmost in the central coast 

 region of California, that is, in the region north of Santa Barbara. 

 Paso Robles is the only breeding station known to me in all that 

 area. This point being in the southern Salinas Valley and sepa- 

 rated from the coast belt proper by a mountain range, probably 

 possesses climatic features most nearly like those due east in the 

 parallel valley of the San Joaquin. It will have been noted that 

 all the rest of the records are for fall and winter birds. This would 

 appear to indicate a slight migration west-and-east from the San 

 Joaquin Valley, possibly involving birds-of-the-year only. Orig- 

 inally the Mockingbird of California was probably distinctly 

 migratory; those lines of descendants finding themselves in the 

 areas of most equable climate have come to a standstill. This 

 would appear to me to be more probable than that the traces of 

 migration observable at the present time are the beginnings of a 

 general migratory habit which may become established in the future. 

 It is notable that as a rule records farthest away from the normal 

 breeding range, even the northernmost, are of fall and winter 

 occurrences. 



From Santa Barbara southeastward throughout the San Diegan 

 faunal district the Mockingbird is well known as an abundant 



