BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 237 



Contra Costa County. W. E. Bryant. Resident. 



Central California. L. B. Not rare; generally dis- 

 tributed in the valley in deciduous oaks and in the co- 

 niferous forest to the summit of the Sierra. The species 

 is present in all parts of this region in summer and 

 winter. 



Ukiah. George E. Aull. Common resident. 



Willamette Valley. ' 0. B. Johnson, 1880. Quite 

 common during the summer and not -rare during the 

 winter. 



Suckley, 1860. Quite abundant at Puget Sound. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common summer 

 resident; accidental west of the Cascades. 



East Slope. Henshaw, 1879. A numerous and con- 

 stant resident among the conifers; not so common to- 

 wards the Columbia River as either of the other species. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Moderately abundant in 

 the Blue Mountains and resident throughout the year. 



Ridgway. Observed in abundance only on the Sierra 

 Nevada, being comparatively rare on the Wahsatch and 

 Uintah Mountains while none were seen in the inter- 

 vening region. 



266. Sitta canadensis Linn. RED-BREASTED NUT- 

 HATCH. 



Henshaw, 1876. It appeared to be not uncommon 

 near Mt. Whitney in October. 



Central California. L. B. Resident of the Sierra; 

 not rare; a very rare winter visitant or straggler to the 

 San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys. Big Trees, Jan- 

 uary 6-15, 1879. Summit, Central Pacific Railroad, 

 November 13, 16. Butte Creek House, July 2, and vari- 

 ous localities in summer and winter. Breeds in the fir 

 forests only. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Collected here. 



