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Stockton. L. B. April 14, 1879, first males ; tolerably 

 common and silent during the next thirty days. Stock- 

 ton, April 27, 1880, first males; common until May 13; 

 rarely seen in the pine forests of Central California. I 

 shot one, latitude 39, altitude 6,000 feet, September, 

 1878, the only time I have seen it so high in the Sierra. 

 I have never seen it in California in winter. 



Haywards. Cooper. This morning (February 12, 

 1884), I saw the first D. townsendi ever noticed at Hay- 

 wards in winter, although I am told they winter in the 

 redwoods. 



Santa Cruz. Mr. William A. Cooper. My first speci- 

 men was taken November 3, 1878. On November 14, I 

 shot eight specimens, not having been out since. (Bull. 

 N. 0. C., April, 1879, p. 117.) W. 0. Emerson, Sep- 

 tember 12, 1886, a specimen shot on the summit be- 

 tween Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. 



Campo. F. Stephens. April 27, 1877, present in 

 small numbers. 



L. B. Tia Juana, near boundary line, April 30, 1885, 

 and May 2, three or four associated with as mamy D. 

 occidentalis, moving north by short flights. San Diego, 

 May 3, male and female shot from shade trees in the 

 city. Only a few seen; migrants. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. One specimen April 29, 

 1885. 



Haywards. W. O. Emerson. April 21, 1885, one 

 male; rare. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Rare winter visitant; 

 first seen October 22, 1884, last seen January 29, 1885. 

 I find it here only in winter generally in pine trees. 



Baird, Brewer and Ridgway. The species was first 

 met with by Mr. Townsend, October 28, 1835, on the 

 banks of the Columbia River. Mr. Ridgway met with it 

 in the East Humboldt Mountains where it was rather 



