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63. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) BELTED KINGFISHER. 



San Diego. Resident, not numerous; never abun- 

 dant. L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common along the coast. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Very rare summer 

 resident of the valley. 



Agua Caliente, San Diego County, Cal. F. Stephens. 

 Seen almost every day from April 3 to April 15, 1886 

 (day of leaving.) 



Henshaw, 1876. Every small stream which is stocked 

 with fish is occupied by one or more of these birds. 



Contra Costa County. W. E. Bryant. 



Central California. L. B. Tolerably common on 

 clear streams which contain fish . One observed catch- 

 ing trout, near Big Trees, January, 1879, snow two feet 

 deep. Summit, autumn, 1885, several seen, apparently 

 migrants, perhaps going from the east slope to Califor- 

 nia to winter. 



Cooper, 1870. Common along the coast. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. Constant resi- 

 dent. 



Cooper, 1860. Abundant throughout the year along 

 every stream as well as the coast; probably does not re- 

 tire southward, except in those uncommon winters when 

 all the fresh water becomes frozen. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Very abundant 

 resident. 



Henshaw, 1879. Of common occurrence on all the 

 fish-stocked streams. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. A rare summer visitor. 



Ridgway. Found in the vicinity of all streams and 

 lakes containing fish. In the lower valleys it was resi- 

 dent, but in the mountains it was found only in sum- 

 mer. 



Hoffman. Common in favorable localities. 



