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portions of Nevada, particularly in the elevated and fer- 

 tile valleys just notth of Mt. Magruder; again sparingly 

 east of Spring Mountain in September. 



Hay wards. W 0. Emerson. September 24, 1884, 

 first; common at once. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. A pair secured April 13, 

 1886. I do not think this species has ever been taken 

 here before. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. October 23, 1884, first; 

 common all winter. 



L. B. Summit; September 12, 1885, three specimens; 

 common at once; rare October 11. The first arrivals at 

 Summit appeared to be juveniles. Big Trees, September 

 25, 1880, first. Stockton, September 18, 1881, first; rare. 

 Stockton, September 20, 1883, several. Gridley, Sep- 

 tember 24, 1884, first; common September 25. 



Walla Walla. D. T. Williams. April 3, 1885, eight 

 specimens; not very common summer resident. 



169. Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli (Nutt.) GAMBEL'S 

 SPARROW. 



Julian. N. S. Goss. April 9, 1884, I saw three Z. 

 gambeli, the only ones I saw from April 1 to May 16; 

 was in the field every day. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. This species with 

 var. intermedia are abundant winter visitants to the 

 valley and foothills. Agua Caliente. Abundant March 

 25-28, 1884. Abundant winter resident. Common 

 March 18 to April 15, 1886. 



Mt. Whitney. Henshaw, 1876. September; only 

 two specimens. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Common; stays the 

 whole year in the low brush along the beach; begins to 

 breed about April 25; eggs from three to four; raises 

 two, possibly three broods in a season. 



