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near Sacramento. Eastward of the Sierra Nevada we 

 found it only at wide intervals. It was rare about 

 Carson. A single pair was seen on the mesa Be- 

 tween the Humboldt River and the west Humboldt 

 Mountains, and a few were noticed in Fairview Valley, 

 while in the neighborhood of Salt Lake City it was more 

 common. 



Cooper, 1870. I found one living near the Colorado, 

 in a burrow which it had apparently just made. 



59. Glaucidium gnoma californicum (Scl.) CALIFORNIA 

 PIGMY OWL. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common resident. 



Cooper, 1860. Only once seen. On the 1st of No- 

 vember, 1854, I observed it among a flock of sparrows, 

 which did not seem at all frightened by its presence. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. Quite common. 



Newberry. I procured specimens on the Cascade 

 Mountains in Oregon. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Moderately abundant in 

 winter, and some unquestionably breed. 



Calaveras Big Trees. L. B. July 4, 1882, juveniles 

 just out of the nest. It is quite common in the foothills of 

 Central California in winter, and is a rare summer resi- 

 dent of the fir forests. Mr. Charles A. Allen, of Nicasio, 

 informed me that he had taken twenty-five specimens 

 there in one season, if I remember correctly. Mr. Wil- 

 liam Proud shot one near Chico, February 7, 1885, 

 nearer sea level than I had previously seen it in the 

 interior of the State. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. May, 1881, I found a 

 nest with three eggs. Mr. Ready also found a nest at 

 Santa Cruz. 



