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San Bernardino. F. Stephens. A very irregular 

 winter visitant to the valley; at times common. 



Los Angeles. N. S. Goss. March 6. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Large flocks sometimes 

 come here, but stay only a short time. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. Several seen February 

 15; very large flocks February 21; a large flock March 1. 



Gridley. L. B. December 11 a flock feeding on 

 wild grapes. I have seen flocks at Murphys in our cold- 

 est weather. 



Chico. William Proud. May 15, 1884, a small flock. 



Beaverton. A. W.Anthony. Common summer resi- 

 dent. First seen May 22; common by June 7, 1884. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B.Johnson. Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common summer 

 resident. 



Ridgway. Upper Humboldt Valley. Common in 

 September. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. March 30, 1885, a 

 small flock; May 10, large flocks; the last seen. 



Oakland. W. E. Bryant. A flock of nine in March, 

 1885. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Accidental visitant. 



Beaverton. A. W. Anthony. April 20, 1885, first 

 seen; common April 24. Common summer resident; 

 breeds. 



Burrard Inlet. John Fannin. First seen May 24> 

 1885; next seen May 26; common June 2. Breeds. 



216. Phainopepla nitens (Swains.) PHAINOPEPLA. 



San Diego. L. B. April 24, 1884, male and female 

 seen. I find the species in the foothills of San Joaquin 

 and Calaveras counties quite as common in winter as in 

 summer, though its presence depends much on the abund- 



