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18. Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) MOURNING DOVE. 



San Diego. L. B. Common in winter; abundant in 

 summer. Very common in the northern 100 miles of 

 Lower California in May, and breeding. At San Diego,, 

 spring of 1885, the first nest I found was on April 17; 

 incubation far advanced. They raise several broods in 

 a season, and I have seen eggs in Calaveras County in 

 the first part of September. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common in winter, abund- 

 ant in summer. The first eggs seen in 1884 were taken 

 April 14. 



Santa Isabel. W. 0. Emerson. Wintered here. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Breeds abundantly 

 in the valleys. 



Agua Caliente. F. Stephens. March 25-28, not 

 common. March 18 to April 15, 1886. First seen 

 March 27; common after April 1. Summer resident. 



Henshaw, 1876. Very numerous in southern Cali- 

 fornia. 



Santa Cruz. Jos. Skirm. First seen April 10, 1882; 

 April 6, 1883. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. 

 Abundant summer resident. 



Hay wards. W. 0. Emerson. Common summer res- 

 ident. April 23, first; next seen May 1, 1885. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident. December 4, 1884, tolerably common; 

 never knew it to remain so late. First seen April 30,, 

 1885. 



Nicasio. C. A. Allen. First seen April 20, 1876;; 

 April 30, 1884. 



Olema. A. M. Ingersoll. First seen April 18, 1884. 



Central California. L. B. Abundant summer resi- 

 dent in valleys and foothills. Seen at Red Bluff Febru- 

 ary 3, 1885, but rare; Chico, February 6-7, rather 



