BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 49 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Rare accidental vis- 

 itant to the valley. 



Cooper, 1870. I have not seen them south of Santa 

 Clara Valley. 



Vicinity of Oakland. W. E. Bryant. Tolerably com- 

 mon winter visitant. 



Central California. L. -B. Common in winter in tule 

 marshes; was last seen at Stockton about April 1, 1878, 

 and reappeared on September 30, following. 



Cooper, 1860. In fall and winter it appears in large 

 numbers on the low prairies of the coast. I have not 

 observed it during summer in the territory. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Summer resident; 

 not common. 



Henshaw, 1879. Common in the sedgy marshes about 

 Warner Lake, Oregon. 



Bendire. Only a summer resident, confining itself to 

 the marshes near Malheur Lake. Two sets of eggs May 

 28, on the ground in a large swamp. 



Heermann. I started from the bushes a specimen on 

 the desert extending between the Tejon Pass and the 

 Mojave River, on the borders of which I also met another. 



Newberry. Found throughout California and Oregon; 

 especially .common in the Klamath Basin. Upper Pit 

 River, found in considerable numbers. 



48. Syrnium occidentale Xantus. SPOTTED OWL. 



Cooper, 1870. It was discovered by Mr. J. Xantus at 

 Fort Tejon, March 6, 1858, but only one specimen was 

 obtained. 



L. B. Common at Big Trees, Calaveras County, and 



vicinity in summer, and perhaps in winter. It frequents 



the densest parts of the fir forests. June 13, 1882, male 



and female shot together in early evening; stomachs 



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