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were running and creeping through every little crack 

 and fissure in the rocks. 



Shasta County. Charles H. Townsend. Often seen 

 in the lime rocks at Baird; young observed late in June. 

 But one was found on the lava rocks above the timber 

 line of Mt. Shasta. 



260. Thryothorus bewickii spilurus (Vig.) VIGORS'S 

 WREN. 



San Diego. L. B. Rare. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Several specimens taken. 



Santa Ana Plains. F. E. Blaisdell. December 10-14 

 tolerably common. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Common summer 

 resident of the valley and foothills; rare in winter. 



Henshaw, 1876. Common resident during summer in 

 the southern half of California. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Common. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Common winter resident; 

 rarely breeds. Last seen February 19, 1886. 



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

 Common resident. 



Central California. L. B. Common resident in suit- 

 able localities; breeding less commonly in the Sierra 

 Nevada than in the valleys. 



Ukiah. G. E. Aull. Rare resident. 



Beaverton, Oregon. A. W. Anthony. Usually com- 

 mon; rare this year (1885). 



Puget Sound. Suckley, 1860. Very abundant; a con- 

 stant resident throughout the year, and is not less abund- 

 ant in winter. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common summer 

 resident. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Rather rare in this vicin- 

 ity. 



