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134. Agelaius phceniceus (Linn.) RED-WINGED BLACK- 

 BIRD. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common resi- 

 dent. 



Cooper, 1860. During the winter at Vancouver re- 

 maining in small flocks. 



Seattle. 0. B. Johnson. February 16, 1884, a flock 

 of nine; February 12, cold; skating on Lake Union. 



Seattle, February 17, snowstorm; snow 18 inches 

 deep. 



Seattle, February 29, first peeping frogs heard. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson, 1880. Very 

 abundant in summer; breeding. 



Fort Klamath . Lieutenant Wittich . Nesting in great 

 numbers. 



Henshaw, 1879. An abundant summer resident along 

 the eastern slope; more or less winter about Carson. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. A very abundant summer 

 visitor; some remain through the winter. 



Hoffman. Common in nearly all the marshy dis- 

 tricts, in the northern and middle regions, being found 

 in company with the yellow-headed blackbirds. 



Ridgway. Found in all the marshy places, being es- 

 pecially numerous in the vicinity of the great lakes of 

 the interior, and along the large rivers. Specimens at 

 Truckee Reservation, May 15 and May 31. 



Central California. L. B. Abundant in winter. 

 Gridley, October 1, 1884, first, a large flock in female 

 plumage. Stockton, October 6, 1881, first, a flock. 

 Stockton, October 1, 1883, first, a flock .in female plum- 

 age only. San Diego, rare winter visitant; April 24, 

 1884, last. Southern Lower California, near Cape St. 

 Lucas, rare in winter. 



Walla Walla. J. W.Williams. Winters here. 



