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{Snow on the mountains at this time). First seen March 

 11, 1885, two specimens; common March 23; singing 

 March 13; abundant summer resident. 



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

 Summer resident; tolerably common. 



Haywards. W. 0. Emerson. Common summer resi- 

 dent. First seen April 6, 1885. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Common summer resident. 

 First seen April 15, common April 21, 1885. In 1886 

 the first bird was seen April 4; common April 14. 



Central California. L. B. Moderately common sum- 

 mer resident in the valleys; very common in the mount- 

 ains. Murphys, April 11, 1887, first, spring of 1877, 

 early. Gridley, September 23, 1884, a large flock; Octo- 

 ber, 8, a small flock; October 20, a specimen. These are 

 my earliest and latest records. Summit, September 25, 

 1885, still common; September 28, last. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. April 14, first; common 

 April 17, 1885; abundant summer resident. 



Marysville. W. F. Peacock. April 10, first male ; bulk 

 arrived April 21, 1884. First seen March 17, common 

 March 29, 1885. Tolerably common summer resident. 



Chico. William Proud. April 12, 1885, a pair. 



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

 dent. April 17, 1884, first; rare until the 25th, about 

 which time the bulk arrived. First seen March 30, one 

 bird; common May 15, 1885. 



Suckley, 1860. Common throughout the two terri- 

 tories (Oregon and Washington). 



British Columbia. John Faimin. Common summer 

 resident. 



Henshaw, 1879. Common summer inhabitant of the 

 eastern slope. 



Hoffman. Generally distributed throughout the 

 wooded districts of the upper half of Nevada. 



