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Newberry. Common in the Sacramento Valley. 

 [Winter?] 



L. B. Probably found in the lower portions of Cen- 

 tral California in winter only, and during its migra- 

 tions; even then rare. At North American Hotel, thirty 

 miles east of Stockton, I found a flock of forty or fifty 

 apparently wintering as they were there nearly all of 

 January, 1885. At Gridley I found a few November 10, 

 and again December 11, 1884; have seen a few in fall in 

 the subalpine valleys of Calaveras, Alpine and Placer 

 counties, and found it breeding and common in Sierra 

 Valley, which, however, has east slope characteristics 

 and some of its species, including an abundance of sage 

 brush and sage hens. First seen at Summit during the 

 fall migration, September 9, 1885. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Septemper 27, 1884, 

 first; rare winter visitant. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. Common dur- 

 ing the summer. 



Beaverton. A. W. Anthony. Common summer resi- 

 dent; April 5, 1884, May 1, abundant. 



Washington Territory. Cooper. Common in summer 

 on the prairies of the interior. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Transient visit- 

 ant. 



Heiishaw 1879. Numerous in the valleys; noticed no 

 farther north than southern Oregon. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Very common summer 

 resident, breeding abundantly. 



Ridgway. Most frequently met with during summer 

 on the open grassy slopes of the higher canons in Sep- 

 tember, becomes exceedingly abundant along the foot- 

 hills of the higher ranges; appears to make a complete 

 southward migration none having been seen at Carson 

 until the first of April. 



