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was seen from March 23 to May 9; migrating land birds 

 were much rarer than they were in the spring of 1884, 

 probably owing to scantier vegetation, fewer insects and 

 much less rainfall, the latter the principal cause of 

 rarity. Not seen by me in any part of Lower Califor- 

 fornia though no doubt wintering abundantly there. 

 L. B. 



San Diego. Cooper, 1870. First arrived February 

 5, 1862; several seen February 22. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Only two individuals seen. 



Poway. W. 0. Emerson. Young April 21, 1884. 



Hay wards. W. 0. Emerson. April 6, 1885. The 

 first arrived in 1886 on February 16. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. (Including T. alleni) 

 from rare to tolerably common transient visitant in 

 valley and foothills. This species or T. alleni was seen 

 at Agua Caliente March 25-28. In 1886 was seen March 



18, 19; April 7-13. 



Henshaw, 1876. Quite common in summer and 

 breeds apparently as commonly in the valleys as in the 

 mountains. 



Ventura County. B. W. Evermann (Auk, 1886.) 

 This I consider the most abundant species of the hum- 

 mers found in the county. It is resident except for a 

 few weeks in midwinter. 



Marys ville. W. F. Peacock. Tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident. First arrival March 23; common, April 



19, 1885. 



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

 Tolerably common summer resident. 



Chico. William Proud. One March 17, 1885. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Common summer resi- 

 dent. First, April 1; common, April 15, 1885. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Common summer resi- 

 dent. First arrival, female, February 6, 1885; male,, 



