BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 63 



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

 Tolerably common resident. 



Central California. L. B. Common resident of the 

 valleys and foothills. I have never seen it above 4,000 

 feet, and rarely above 3,000 feet, and then not in breed- 

 ing season. It is resident and tolerably common as far 

 north as Red Bluff. 



70. Xenopicus albolarvatus (Cass.) WHITE-HEADED 

 WOODPECKER. 



Volcau Mountains. F. E. Blaisdell. August 21, 

 1884; rare. [The most southern California record.] 



San Bernardino. F. Stevens. Breeds on the high 

 mountains. 



Henshaw. Tolerably numerous in the pine woods of 

 the mountains near Fort Tejon, and also in the Mt. 

 Whitney region. 



Central California. L. B. Common in the fir for- 

 ests of the Sierra from about 4,000 feet upward; most 

 numerous at about 5,000 feet. Rare in the tamaracks 

 (Pinus contorta) at Blood's, Summit, Sierra City and 

 Butte Creek House; a few seen at Sierra Valley, Donner 

 Lake, Lake Tahoe, and other localities on the east slope. 

 Its burrows are often within two or three feet of the 

 ground. I have seen two nests in cuts for shakes or 

 shingles, made after the tree was sawed into sections, 

 and one in a small, short stub of dogwood (Cornus nut- 

 talli). May 25, 1879, first full set of eggs taken at Big 

 Trees; June 6, 1880, first set. At Blood's, 7,200 feet 

 altitude, I have taken them as late as July 17. The 

 eggs are usually four, although I have seen five. In 

 winter it is found sparingly in the upper edge of the 

 foothills at about 3,000 feet altitude. I found it rather 

 common about Big Trees in the mild January of 1879 

 until two feet of snow fell, after which none were seen. 



