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its usual abode being the cedar and nut-pine groves on 

 the lower slopes of the mountains, along with Dendroica 

 nigrescens and Helmintkophila virginiw, or in the brush- 

 wood of the ravines. Certain of its notes so closely re- 

 sembled those of the western house wren that they were 

 hard to distinguish. 



Fort Tejon. Henshaw, 1876. A single specimen 

 August 1, in much worn plumage. 



225. Vireo huttoni CASS. BUTTON'S VIREO. 



San Diego. L. B. Rare in winter; not seen south 

 of San Diego. 



Cooper, 1870. At San Diego I shot a female on the 

 9th of March, containing an egg nearly ready to belaid. 



Santa Catalina Island. F. Stephens. August, 1886, 

 secured a female. 



San Bernardino. F.Stephens. Rare winter visitant 

 of the foothills, possibly very rare summer resident of 

 the same. 



Henshaw, 1876. At Santa Barbara in June quite 

 common; breeding. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Quite rare. 



Santa Cruz. A. M. Ingersoll. Eggs collected here; 

 also at Olema, April 15, at which time and place I found 

 nest and young. 



Oakland and vicinity. *W. E. Bryant. Tolerably 

 common in spring. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Rare, February 13 and 

 March 25, 1886. 



Nicasio. C. A. Allen. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. 



Calaveras and Yuba counties. L. B. Rare in win- 

 ter; Colfax, November 18, rare. At Chico, February 

 5, 1885, I saw Mr. William Proud shoot one which with 

 several others appeared to be wintering in General Bid- 

 well's garden. 



