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Stockton. L. B. April 14, 1879, first; common April 

 22. A common summer resident in Central California 

 to about 3,000 feet altitude. 



Stockton. J. J. Snyder. Arrived April 12, seven 

 birds; again April 19, 1885. 



Marysville. W. F. Peacock. Common summer resi- 

 dent. April 24, 1884, first male; common May 14. In 

 1885, the first arrival April 12; common April 13. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Common summer resi- 

 dent. April 9, 1885; common April 13. 



Henshaw. Common on the foothills near Carson; 

 apparently rare farther north. A single individual was 

 seen at Honey Lake, California. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. A rare summer visitor 

 frequenting the juniper groves and breeding in deserted 

 woodpeckers' holes. 



Ridgway. A few were observed among the cotton - 

 woods of the Lower Truckee in July and August; also 

 not an infrequent summer resident in the canons of the 

 Ruby Mountains. Carson River, June 24, 1868, seem 

 to be breeding. 



Cooper, 1870. I found one at Fort Mojave January 

 15, and think a few may habitually winter in the Colo- 

 rado Valley. 



Jacksonville, Oregon. W. E. Bryant. Breeding sea- 

 son of 1883. [Mr. Bryant's is the most northern west 

 slope record.] 



103. Sayornis saya (Bonap.) SAY'S PHCEBE. 



San Diego, either one or two pairs nesting in April, 

 1885. Never numerous in California; most common in 

 winter. L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Winter visitant; last seen 

 March 8, 1884. 



San Bernardino.- F. Stephens. Tolerably common 



