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176. Junco hyemalis (Linn.) SLATE-COLORED JUNCO. 

 About thirty miles east of San Diego, January 24, 



1884, a specimen taken and forwarded to the Smith- 

 sonian. It had another junco for a companion. A 

 cold storm with snow occurred in these mountains the 

 following day and this and other snowbirds were prob- 

 ably driven here by storms as I saw none in going to 

 Campo January 22 and 23. On the 25th there was sleigh- 

 ing at Portland, Oregon, and a cold storm all along the 

 coast. A female was collected by Mr. Emerson, March, 

 1880, at Haywards; and one by myself at Gridley. 

 L. B. 



177. Junco hyemalis oregonus (Towns.) OREGON 

 JUNCO. 



San Diego, March 8, 1884, one bird; the only one 

 seen near here during the winter. Campo. Winter, 

 common. L. B. 



San Diego. F. E. Blaisdell. November 22, 1885, a 

 few in town. I also saw a pair at Poway, October 31, 

 the first I have seen there in six years. The species 

 breeds in the Volcan Mountains; in former winters, plen- 

 tiful at Poway. 



Volcan Mountains. \V. 0. Emerson. Large flocks 

 at all times. 



San Bernardino Mountains. F. Stephens. Com- 

 mon; breeds from 7,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. 



Henshaw, 1876. Mountains near Fort Tejon, very 

 abundant in August. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



Cooper, 1870. Coast Mountains south of Santa 

 Clara, many breeding in May. At San Diego I observed 

 them, until April 1. I have not determined its 'resi- 

 dence along the coast farther south than Monterey. 



