BIRDS OP THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 217 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Last seen April 29, 1885. 

 First seen May 31, 1886. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. First seen April 27, 1885. 

 Again April 30. 



Haywards. W. 0. Emerson. First, April 12, 1885. 



Nicasio. C. A. Allen. First seen April 8; April 20, 

 in 1876. 



Oakland and vicinity. W.E. Bryant. Rare summer 

 resident; a pair, of which I shot one, was breeding 

 June 10. 



Central California. L. B. Rather rare summer resi- 

 dent of the Sierra. Rarely seen and only during migra- 

 tions in the valley. It is moderately common when 

 migrating in the mountains; not seen after September 

 25, 1885, at Summit, at Big Trees, September 20, 1880. 

 A nest found at Big Trees June 16, 1879, was in a small 

 Libocedrus, about a foot from the ground, composed of 

 grass stalks, lined with shreds of bark of Libocedrus and 

 soap root fibers; eggs, five, nearly fresh; ground-color 

 white, spotted with brown and reddish brown. Another 

 nest was in Ceanothus cordulatus. 



Chico. William Proud. First seen April 27; both 

 sexes April 29; bulk arrived April 30, on which date I 

 saw the first dragon-fly. 



Willamette Valley. O. B. Johnson. -Summer resi- 

 dent, nesting quite commonly. 



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

 dent. First, May 18, 1885; common May 25. 



Cooper, 1860. Very common about Puget Sound. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common summer 

 resident. Arrived at Burrard Inlet, June 2, 1885; com- 

 mon June 16. 



Henshaw, 1879. Fairly numerous in summer about 

 the eastern slope. 



Camp Harney . Bendire . Common summer resident . 



