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112. Pyrocephalus rubineus mexicanus (Scl.) VER- 

 MILION FLYCATCHER. 



F. E. Blaisdell. I examined a specimen while at 

 Santa Ana December 10-14, 1884, which was killed 

 December 9. At that time it was said to be rather com- 

 mon along the Santa Ana River. 



Baird, Brewer and Ridgway (vol. iii, p. 520). Dr. 

 Cooper found two male birds of this species in a grove 

 near the mouth of the Santa Clara River six miles from 

 Santa Buenaventura in October, 1872. 



Heermann, 1854. I had the good fortune to procure 

 at Fort Yuma a specimen of this flycatcher, which Dr. 

 Milhau informs me is there quite common in spring. 



113. Otocoris alpestris leucolaema (Coues). PALLID 

 HORNED LARK. 



114. Otocoris alpestris chrysolaema (Wagl.) MEXICAN 

 HORNED LARK. 



This form of the horned lark is abundant from San 

 Diego to Sonoma County, and also occurs in San Joaquin 

 County. Young of the year able to fly were already 

 common April 20, 1884, in San Diego. L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common resident. 



Volcan Mountains. W. 0. Emerson. February 24, 

 1884, large flocks feeding on the open flats with lark 

 finches; large numbers in Santa Isabel, January 23. 



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

 Common resident. 



115. Otocoris alpestris rubea Hensh. RUDDY HORNED 



LARK. 



This is the resident form of Otocoris of the Sacra- 

 mento Valley, and probably of the greater part, if not 

 all, of the San Joaquin Valley. 



