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142. Coccothraustes vespertina (Coop.) EVENING GROS- 

 BEAK. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Breeds east of the 

 Cascades; accidental west, though sometimes found on 

 Vancouver's Island. 



Dr. Cooper, 1860. Common resident of the forests. 

 January, 1854, a flock at Vancouver. 



Walla Walla. J. W. Williams. April 5-7, 1885, about 

 fifty; April 10, next and last seen. It is rare here; does 

 not breed. These passed on north with the thistle-bird 

 (8. tristis). 



O. B. Johnson, 1880. Sometimes plentiful during the 

 spring migrations. 



L. B. Sierra City to Sierrraville, June 18, 1885, a 

 flock. Summit, Central Pacific Railroad, July 8, a large 

 flock. Blood's, Big Tree and Carson road, altitude 7,200 

 feet, rare but regular summer resident. Mr. Blood in- 

 formed me in the summer of 1879 that several females re- 

 appeared around his corral and dwelling on July 22 or 

 23 with young. I was there July 16 and saw four adult 

 males but no females. In July, 1880, after much search- 

 ing for the nest of the only pair I found here this sea- 

 son, I concluded that it was inaccessible in a large fir 

 tree. Dr. A. C. Davenport received in March eight 

 specimens in flesh collected near Murphys by Mr. Thomas 

 Goodwin, an old resident, to whom they were novelties. 

 I have seen it in summer at several localities in Cala- 

 veras and Alpine counties, but it is rare so far south. 



Murphys. John J. Snyder. October 8, 1885, first 

 evening grosbeak. They became common soon after. 



Santa Cruz. A. M. Ingersoll. November 5, 1885, 

 eight or ten seen, and Mr. George Ready tells me he saw 

 a large flock on San Lorenzo River, November 1. 



Sebastopol F. H. Holmes. I shot two December 7, 

 1885. 



