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

 Specimens of Colaptes hitherto referred to hybridus are 

 now taken almost as often as C. cafer; in fact, it is un- 

 usual to get really good examples of C. cafer in some 

 localities. 



Hay wards. W. 0. Emerson. Three seen all winter. 



[Mr. C. A. Allen some years ago informed me that he 

 had taken a fine series at Nicasio. Dr. Cooper, 1870, re- 

 fers to an Oakland specimen as differing from auratus 

 only in having the head grayish like mexicanus and the 

 black cheek feathers tipped with red. I have never seen 

 a specimen on the Pacific Coast which had any black 

 in the mustache, nor have I been able to get anything 

 but the typical mexicanus in the mountains of Central 

 California and incline to the opinion that most of the 

 mixed individuals termed hybrids are but winter visit- 

 ants to California, and that the most remarkable of these 

 are adults in the most perfect plumage. I collected a 

 fine series at Marysville, winter of 1878, in freezing 

 weather.] 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Collected here (no date). 



Ukiah. G. E. Aull. Winter visitant. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. A well marked specimen 

 shot by Lieutenant D. Cornman in the spring of 1875. 



81. Colaptes cafer (Gmel.) HED-SHAFTED FLICKER. 



San Diego. L. B. Common. No " hybrids " noticed 

 in northern Lower California or about San Diego. It 

 probably does not meet clirysoides in northwestern Lower 

 California, but is likely to do so on the Colorado desert. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common resident. Volcan 

 Mountains, common August 21. 



Volcan Mountains. W. 0. Emerson. First seen Feb- 

 ruary 25; March 1, common, and rapping on dead limbs 

 and calling. 



